New realities in pastoral care
My friend Zachariah once shocked me when he said that he wanted to be a catechist. Zach had completed his […]
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Doing small things with great love
I was raised in a matriarchal home. And all around me, in my parish and in my community, I saw
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Other Writers Perspectives
Is the death of marriage near?
BY SAMUEL FRANCIS IMC The headline in a Kenyan daily newspaper a few months ago demanded: “Is the institution of
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How to count your blessings
This is one of the nicest e-mails of its kind I have ever received. It starts off with the introduction:
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Perspectives Shackleton
Why pre-marital sex is wrong
Young Catholics have little problem accepting that extra-marital sex is wrong because it is a violation of the permanent covenant
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A tale of two people
I have two stories to tell you today. They come from a Southern Cross reader who is as good at
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St Peter would weep at Church today
There is a lovely story in a devotional booklet called Our Daily Bread about a convert to Christianity who was
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It’s reigning cats and dogs
Every now and then the editor generously allows me to give my mind a rest from trying to dream up
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Other Writers Perspectives
Xenophobia: It’s a life issue
BY FR RAYMOND M MWANGALA In April and May 2008 South Africa was the scene of violent attacks on foreign
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