Faith When We Are Running on Empty
Two blocks from my house there is a small church. It has no signboard to indicate its denomination. On a Sunday, the parking lot is rarely full and the tiny congregation is elderly and...
Faith Life / Gospel / Jesus / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published January 22, 2019 · Last modified January 21, 2019
Two blocks from my house there is a small church. It has no signboard to indicate its denomination. On a Sunday, the parking lot is rarely full and the tiny congregation is elderly and...
Christmas / Jesus / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published December 23, 2018 · Last modified December 21, 2018
Can you remember the excitement of the arrival of a new child to the family? From the moment the expectant parents announce the news, there is a flurry of activity to prepare the room...
Christian Living / Church / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published November 28, 2018 · Last modified November 27, 2018
The world is changing. It is becoming angrier, more hateful and less trusting of those who are different — either because they come from a different country, practise a different religion, have a different sexual orientation, or hold different political or social views.
Christian Living / Mass / Prayer / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published October 30, 2018 · Last modified October 29, 2018
For the past few weeks I have been struggling terribly with my ears. I picked up an ear infection while travelling for work, and it’s thrown me completely off balance, literally. At first I...
Christian Living / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published October 6, 2018 · Last modified October 4, 2018
I am reading Pope Francis’ document on holiness, Gaudete et Exsultate (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), which was published earlier this year. But to be honest, I’m finding it really hard to be holy....
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published September 4, 2018 · Last modified September 3, 2018
There are two kinds of truth-seekers: those who constantly strive to find the Truth (with a capital T) and those who feel trapped by the idea that a truth system shapes our lives. The...
Mary / Sarah-Leah Pimentel / Women and the Church
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published August 7, 2018 · Last modified August 8, 2018
Recently I read that men are more likely to apply for jobs even when they meet only 60% of the requirements, while women are unlikely to apply unless they meet all of the criteria....
Church / Our Conscience / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published July 10, 2018 · Last modified July 6, 2018
After the recent Irish referendum on abortion, I read that some priests said that Catholics who voted “Yes” to decriminalise abortion should go to confession because they had sinned by not defending the life...
Christian Living / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published June 21, 2018 · Last modified June 20, 2018
South Africa needs a process to find healing and forgiveness, to be transformed by one another, and together find solutions to the deep problems of our beloved country. I’m not really sure how we...
Church / Jesus / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published May 15, 2018 · Last modified May 13, 2018
The Ascension represents our hope. Where Jesus has gone, we hope to follow. This is what our Catholic tradition tells us. But on a personal level, I struggle to identify with the Ascension and its promise of heaven.
Church / Life Issues / Sarah-Leah Pimentel / Synod / Youth
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published April 17, 2018
Last month, 300 youth representatives from around the world gathered in Rome to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing young people today. Their conversations were summarised in a document that will guide the bishops when they meet in October for the Synod on Youth.
Church / Conversion / God / Lent / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published March 22, 2018 · Last modified March 20, 2018
Often we want to return to God. We want to return to the heart of love. We want to return to forgiveness and redemption. We want to return to a life of hope. Yet, something holds us back. Fear…