Why Our Statues Are Not Idols
We know that images and statues of Christ and the saints are nothing more than plaster, wood or paint. As such they have no magical powers.
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Church Liturgy Saints Shackleton
Christian Living Jesus Ntabeni Pope Francis
We Can See Christ in Pope Francis
It baffles me how many Christians don’t take Mathew 25 seriously as one of the crucial conditions for their salvation, even though Yeshua, the Christ, was at pains to make this clear.
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Death God & Salvation Nthabiseng Maphisa
Put the Final Nail in Death’s Coffin
The opening words of the sonnet “Death Be Not Proud” by the 17th-century British poet and cleric John Donne have resonated with me over the past couple of weeks.
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Church Church Teaching Mass Shackleton
Sunday Mass: Days of Obligation With No Priest?
If I cannot attend Sunday Mass at my own parish but only a Communion service, does this fulfil the Sunday obligation? Must I attend Mass at another parish?
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Church Justice & Peace Magliano Pope Francis War and Refugees
A Man with a Mission: No Death Penalty and Possession of Nuclear Weapons
Tony Magliano discusses how Pope Francis has made two major stands – the death penalty and anti-nuke – placing the Church firmly in the seamless pro-life in all forms camp
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Perspectives Priests Shackleton
May Priests Whip Themselves?
In Leviticus 21:5-6 rules are set out for the priests: they may not wear tonsures or gash their bodies. Is this not a direct instruction for priests, bishops and popes not to flagellate themselves to undue mortification? Why do some well-known Catholic leaders use this outlawed method of disciplining themselves?
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Pilgrimage Raymond Perrier
Following in the Footsteps: The Denis Hurley Pilgrimage
I was involved in a profound experience like this a few months ago when we organised two consecutive Saturdays of driving around KwaZulu-Natal in the footsteps of Archbishop Denis Hurley, the long-time head of Durban archdiocese who died in 2004 after whom the centre I work for was named.
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Christian Living Shackleton Theology
The Unity of the Body and Soul
I was taught catechism by strictly disciplined German nuns. One indelible piece of information was that we were born, body
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Christian Living Shackleton Theology
Do Christian Virtues Exist in People Without God?
Every being acts according to its nature, so human beings act according to the rational nature which governs their moral life. Human behaviour has a natural tendency to do good and seek harmony, even without any explicit desire for God and his support.
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