‘Go and Sin No More’ is For All of Us
Maria Kruger, Plettenberg Bay – It’s always stimulating to read the letters in your publication. There are so many diverse...
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The Bicentennial Mass in Pictures
The Bicentennary Mass at the Belville Velodrome was the culmination of a year-long jubilee to mark the 200th anniversary of...
Documentary on the Saints on YouTube
If you missed the documentary on the veneration of saints, featuring several prominent South African Catholics, the 48-minute documentary explores...
Churches Say No to Religious Group for Zuma
Mainstream Churches, including the Catholic Church, have spoken out against a night vigil and march in support of former President Jacob Zuma organised by an interfaith body.
Catholic Flag Flew High at the Comrades!
Bongmusa Mthembu, seen with his rosary around his neck, won this year’s Comrades Marathon, his third win. South African Comrades...
Pope: Commandments are God’s Loving Words, not Oppressive Commands
The Ten Commandments given by God are meant to protect his children from self-destruction; they are not harsh rules...
Gossip in the Church: A Sour Grapevine
The grapevine in any big organisation, including the Church, is a rumour-mongering engine that tickles the ears of one and all. Because it does not contain formal or decisive statements from the top, it thrives on a handful of unverifiable “facts”.
Don’t Show Contempt for the Image of God
Exploiting women or treating them like objects is a sin against God, Pope Francis said in his homily during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae. It will do people good – especially those who enjoy freedom – to reflect on how many women have become “slaves of this throwaway mentality,” he said.
Let Christ’s Love Be Made Known!
The older I get, the more it amazes me just how much love there is about, and considering that it’s Our Lord’s greatest gift to us, I am equally amazed at how little organised religion concentrates on this fact.
