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…
Faith Life / Prayer / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published February 24, 2018 · Last modified February 21, 2018
The Prayer of Stopping calls us to be present in each moment and slow the pace of our daily living. Who knows what generosity we may find in friends and strangers; what beauty we may discover in our ordinary, everyday surroundings?
Christian Living / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published January 23, 2018 · Last modified January 30, 2018
Even in mid-January we still stand on the threshold of a new year and what it holds is as yet unknown. Of course, we have hopes and expectations for this year: the birth of a child, cure for an illness, new beginnings after completing school at a tertiary institution, a first job, the adventure of travel. However, none of these things are a given.
