Christian Living / Conversion / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published July 10, 2019 · Last modified July 8, 2019
The film Amazing Grace (2006) recounts the efforts by William Wilberforce to convince late-18th century England to abolish the international slave trade. But it wasn’t Wilberforce’s plight that draws my attention, but rather the...
A man dying of Aids approached missionaries during an event in Witbank and said: “I want to be clean and come to the light. Please call the priest to come and sit next to...
Church / Church Teaching / Shackleton / Theology
by Michael Shackleton · Published July 9, 2019 · Last modified July 12, 2019
In the Creed we say we believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. I believe this, but I sometimes wonder if I am being silly in asking why we will need...
Church / Paul Traynor / Priests
by Paul Traynor · Published July 9, 2019 · Last modified July 8, 2019
Recently, a group I belong to was preparing a discussion on the place of the laity in the Church. Along with two others I was asked to prepare a short presentation to stimulate the...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Announcing the themes for the next three World Youth Day celebrations, Pope Francis called on young men and women to meditate on the path of Christian life that God has...
Gospel / Jesus / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published July 9, 2019 · Last modified July 10, 2019
Elaine Chinsamy, Durban – I respect Fr Ron Rolheiser’s article, “Who wants to die like Jesus?”, but find it to be a rather sensitive topic. The first question that came to my mind when...
The new archbishop of Pretoria has said that his vision for the archdiocese’s future will be formed by his engagement with priests and laity. Archbishop Dabula Mpako, the former bishop of Queenstown who was...
Srs Biddy Rose Tiernan and Shelagh Mary Waspe will deliver their presentation, titled “Sisters (Still) in Arms”, at an event hosted by We Are All Church SA at Rosebank church’s Harry Wilkinson Hall...
After 25 years as a bishop, Archbishop William Slattery OFM is now retired – but he still has many plans. ERIN CARELSE spoke to him. Now that he has been succeeded by Archbishop Dabula Mpako...
Stephen A Clark, Manila, Philippines – Repentance seems an odd word in this day and age; as is anything which is uncomfortable or can’t be done from a mobile phone app. But at times...
Reconciliation “must find expression in the concrete situations of conflict and not just in a pious way of resorting to prayer”, according to the bishop of Mthatha. Preaching at a Mass to celebrate the...
By Cindy Wooden – The Vatican City State tribunal has ordered the opening of two tombs in a small Vatican cemetery at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who...
