Getting sick from hands at Mass?
We shake hands at Mass with all sorts of people. Then the sacred host is put in the same hands
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Perspectives Shackleton
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An exemplary couple
What happens when an adventurous Irish young man travels to South Africa and suddenly finds himself face to face with
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Ntabeni Perspectives
An American vote for hope?
Barack Obama positioned himself to be a mesmerising bridge builder as far back as 2004, when he was handpicked by
An American vote for hope? Read Post »
Perspectives Simmermacher
Striking the right note at a funeral not as easy as it sounds
A diocese in Ireland has banned Céline Dion’s music from funerals, provoking much ire among potentially bereaved Catholics. The decision
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Our Christian quest for holiness
“I am with you always; yes, till the end of time.” These were Jesus’ last words to his apostles; reassuring,
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Perspectives Rowland
Equality, yes – but mind the differences
Women’s Day on August 9 receives greater media attention and hype than South Africa’s patronal feast, the Assumption of Our
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Perspectives Shackleton
Benediction downgraded?
I have been told that the modern Church has downgraded the old-style worship of the Blessed Sacrament, such as in
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Perspectives Simmermacher
Culture of bad service
Before I took a wrong turn and stumbled into journalism, I worked for some years in the hotel trade as
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Other Writers Perspectives
Mugabe: The man behind the monster
By Oskar Wermter SJ One man is ultimately responsible for Zimbabwe’s national catastrophe, though his supporters share in his guilt:
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