Prayer: Lessons from the Women
In the weeks after Easter we hear a number of accounts in which the risen Jesus encounters his somewhat perplexed and disheartened friends. These personal encounters are...
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The dangers of your faithful babysitter…
Bringing up children is not an easy task. I am often amazed at the glut of magazines available at any chain store – the “what you should...
What does the world REALLY know about you?
I regularly read the excellent online “newspaper” Daily Maverick. Many of the articles are thought provoking, and although I disagree with some of the conclusions, they certainly...
Implementing the New English Translation of the Mass
The Missal with the New English Translation of the Mass has arrived and now we have the task of implementing it. The Missal, impressive in its presentation,...
Nomophobia, email apnea and truth
“I feel so disconnected and lost” a student said to me amidst the Blackberry (BB) outage this week. Another told me she was getting more and more...
Deepening the Dalai Lama Debacle?
The Dalai Lama decided not to come to South Africa this week after the South African Government dragged its feet on the issue of a visa because...
Do I subscribe to the “Pick ‘n Pray” phenomenon?
I sat, intrigued, and watched the closing mass of WYD in Madrid. It is an amazing moment to see over one million young Catholics gathered to celebrate...
Are we failing our young people?
The revelations that doping seems to be rampant amongst rugby boys in South African schools has dominated our news headlines for the last few days. Young people...
Mugabe – the scandal factor?
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has, again, carefully crafted media attention by presenting himself for communion, this time at the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Outrage as...
Is it time for a pastoral response to homosexuality in South Africa?
I am appalled to read, yet again, in our newspapers about the “corrective” rape and murder of a thirteen year old girl because she was a lesbian....
