Pope: Are Our Christian Communities Places of Welcome?
By Junno Arocho Esteves – To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun selfishness and give witness to God’s love by loving and caring for...
Category: Scripture
God Cannot Be Cheated
Guest Editorial By Michael Shackleton – Corruption is the catchword of the day. It is not a new word. It has appeared in many history books describing the perennial dishonesty and downfall of empires...
Mass Readings: 13 May – 20 May, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday May 13, Ascension of Our Lord Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47:2-3, 6-9, Ephesians 4:1-13, Mark 16:15-20 Monday May 14, St Matthias Acts 1:15-17, 20-26, Psalm 113:1-8, John...
Learning Psalm 131
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.
Who Was Melchizedek?
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?
Pope Prays for Reconciliation in Jerusalem
Pope Francis called on Muslims and Jews in the Holy Land to “moderation and dialogue” as tensions continued around a key site in Jerusalem that is sacred to members of both faiths. After reciting...
Learning Psalm 1
Psalm 1 – the very first of 150 psalms in the bible – can be said to be a summary of all the other psalms – so all the other psalms can act as...
Pope: Laziness and Vice Prevent the Gospel Taking Root
God proposes, not imposes, his Gospel and offer of salvation, putting the responsibility of being open to and moved by his message on the listener, Pope Francis said. Jesus doesn’t draw people to him...
Jesus Carries the Burdens of Those Who Suffer
Men and women who carry the heavy burden of life’s troubles can find relief in Christ, who does not take away the load, but carries it as well, Pope Francis said. “He waits for...
Why Matthew 25 Haunts Me
Do I see God in the poor as Christ instructed me? Matthew 25:31: All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from...
The Gospels and the Eucharist Changes Lives
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 to time the Eucharist has been mentioned...
100 Most-Read Bible Verses-10
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 of this booklet with his kind permission....
