The Day a Saint Shoved Me
In 1965, Michael Shackleton was a priest and private secretary to Cardinal Owen McCann. As we enter the year of […]
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Is the Doxology Part of the Lord’s Prayer?
Question: Why do we say the doxology of the Lord’s Prayer during holy Mass only, and not on a daily
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Can a Christian Doubt Heaven?
Question: Many Christians seem to take a light-hearted approach to the existence of heaven. I meet some people who shrug
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What is the Church’s Teaching on Original Sin?
In a discussion, I was told that the Church has revised its position on original sin, so that we are not born with this sin at all. Is that true? Why, then, would baptism, which I was taught frees us from original sin, be necessary for salvation?
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Three Are One: How Can I Explain the Holy Trinity?
Question: I have great difficulty in explaining the Trinity to non-Christians who persist in thinking that we worship three gods,
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Where Did the Teaching of the Holy Trinity Come From?
The Holy Trinity is a mystery to the human intelligence yet it is an article of our Christian faith. I
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Memories of Cardinal Owen McCann
It has been thirty years since the death of South Africa’s first cardinal. Our Advisory Editor Michael Shackleton looks back
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Ok, What are Sacraments and Sacramentals?
Question: What is the difference between sacraments and sacramentals? Answer: The seven sacraments of the Church are liturgical celebrations. They
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What is Divine Mercy Sunday?
Our parish celebrated the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday for the first time. We found, however, that
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