Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: Tough Questions for Ourselves
The parable of the Workers in the Vineyard’s lesson holds both good and difficult news for us, Gunther Simmermacher reflects. The central objective of our faith is...
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Remembering Well
Dear Reader, During the month of November, we Catholics remember our dead. Our feature article in this issue on how we relate to our departed loved ones...
Why Was Jesus Based in a Backwater?
Question: Why did Jesus base himself in provincial Galilee? It does seem that his main opposition would have been in Jerusalem. Northern Galilee, including Capernaum, had a...
Why Does the Church Transfer Feasts?
Question: Why does the Church transfer our great solemnities, such as the Ascension in May or the Assumption of Our Lady in August, to the following Sunday?...
Lessons from a Troubling Video
A video clip is currently circulating which accuses Cardinal Stephen Brislin of racism for not embracing and kissing an African cardinal in the way he greets two...
St Francis of Assisi: The ‘superstar saint’ who sought poverty
As a youngster he lived the high life, but now he is known as the ‘beggar saint’. This is the life of the much-loved St Francis of...
Cardinal Stephen Brislin’s Thanksgiving Mass
A day after receiving the red hat from Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Cardinal Stephen Brislin of Cape Town presided over a Thanksgiving Mass in St...
When did Mary and Joseph Get Married?
Question: Your Saint of the Month article on St Joseph (March 2023) states: “Joseph and Mary are not yet married when they go to Bethlehem where she...
We are on a Mission
Dear Reader, October is Mission Month, so it is right that in this issue there is a running thread of evangelisation. The proclamation of the Good News,...
The Man in Red
Dear Reader, When he was a young deacon sent to Lesotho, Cardinal-elect Stephen Brislin received the Sesotho nickname Motlalepula, which means “he comes with rain”. When he...
