A Check-up for the Parish
Anyone over 40 knows the necessity, and occasionally the indignity, of having to go for a medical. It is prudent […]
A Check-up for the Parish Read Post »
Anyone over 40 knows the necessity, and occasionally the indignity, of having to go for a medical. It is prudent […]
A Check-up for the Parish Read Post »
There is a slew of studies which tell us what we already know. They inform us, often in a rather surprised tone, that marriage is good for us. Married people tend to be healthier, happier and even wealthier than people who are cohabiting.
Pray with the Pope August 2018 – Get People to Marry – Its Good for Them Read Post »
Fr John Allen Green OFM – I recently had lunch with someone I have known for almost five decades. He
17th Sunday of the Year Reflection Read Post »
Fr John Allen Green OFM – The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.
16th Sunday of the Year Reflection Read Post »
Pope Francis has not only inherited, but continues to earn the title, pontiff – “bridge-builder.” His latest major effort to oppose divisive walls and instead construct unifying bridges was his hosting of an unprecedented ecumenical gathering of Middle Eastern Christian leaders in Bari, Italy.
Historic Gathering of Pope and Patriarchs for Middle East Peace Read Post »
Have our people already forgotten the significance of their baptism by water, blood, fire and the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Mt 3:11; Acts 1:5)? It would appear so.
How the Laity is Called to Mission Read Post »
There is always something salutary about visiting, if one can, a place with deep Catholic roots — especially if
Visit to a Catholic Land Read Post »
Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know. I realised this recently at the “Amaz!ng” National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. I was thus drawn to a musical programme that was advertised as featuring works by only female composers. The one name I did recognise was St Hildegard of Bingen…
Hear the Ancient Voices of Women Read Post »
By Fr John Allen Green OFM – He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff —
15th Sunday of the Year Reflection Read Post »