Mary Magdalene – From 7 Demons to Disciple
We find Mary Magdalene’s story in all four gospels, where she’s mentioned by name 14 times Luke 8:1-2 – “After this, Jesus travelled about from one town and...
We find Mary Magdalene’s story in all four gospels, where she’s mentioned by name 14 times Luke 8:1-2 – “After this, Jesus travelled about from one town and...
Christian Living / Fr Ralph de Hahn / Jesus / Scripture
by Fr Ralph de Hahn · Published August 27, 2019 · Last modified September 9, 2019
Fr Ralph de Hahn looks at the women in the Gospel of St Luke, which we follow in the present liturgical year. Luke the Evangelist tells us that he did...
Psalm 131 is “one of the shortest psalms to read but one of the longest psalms to learn”. It’s a lone prayer – a private prayer to God which expresses trust and a childlike dependence on God.
Bible / Scripture / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published August 22, 2017 · Last modified August 24, 2017
I attended the ordination of a priest and heard Genesis 14:18-20 quoted wherein Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High, blessed Abram. Who was this Old Testament man and how can he be associated with Christ and the priesthood today?
Psalm 1 – the very first of 150 psalms in the bible – can be said to be a summary of all the other psalms – so...
Church / Gospel / Sacraments / Scripture
by Jael SC · Published June 18, 2017 · Last modified June 14, 2017
Read the four gospels, and see why every meeting with Jesus Christ brought a change in so many lives. Fr Ralph de Hahn, Cape Town – From time...
Deacon Lionel Cooper compiled the “100Scripture100” booklet for easy reference to the most loved and most quoted passages in the Bible – here we continue our reproduction...
Christian Living / Pope Francis / Scripture
by Jael SC · Published January 31, 2017 · Last modified January 30, 2017
Christians who do not remember the graces they received by God in the past can lose hope, turning into cowards who buckle in difficult times, Pope Francis...
Bible / God / Pope Francis / Scripture
by Tamar SC · Published January 28, 2017 · Last modified January 27, 2017
The humble counsel of courageous women should never be disregarded but rather embraced as advice full of God’s divine wisdom, Pope Francis said. Women like the biblical...
In the last three columns we looked at three biblical figures as leaders: Abraham, Joseph and Moses. A close look at the story of these three figures...
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