Why Faith Can Move Mountains
The Gospels repeat stories of the power of faith. FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on some examples. Without faith, “it is impossible to please God”, St Paul said. “Only faith can guarantee the blessings we hope for, or...
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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
The eyes of Love can only see with Mercy and the acts of Mercy are compassion and forgiveness. When we gaze on our beloved, we do not compare, there is no judgement and how...
Catholic Mass Readings: 15 September – 22 September, 2019
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday September 15, 24th Sunday of the Year Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14, Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 17-19, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-32 Monday September 16 1 Timothy...
To be Prepared for the Word of God
As Catholics we are taught that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist which we receive at Mass; but often his presence in the Liturgy of the Word is treated as secondary. In last...
Pope: Word of God must be the Beating Heart of Church
By Cindy Wooden – Reading the Bible and praying with it is “the best vaccine” against Catholic communities closing in on themselves or focusing only on self-preservation, Pope Francis said. God wants “a church that...
Journaling Deepens Daily Bible Readings
Tom Drake, Johannesburg – For years now Catholics have been able to acquire a booklet with the daily Mass readings, plus short commentaries, and I am positive this has been a great help in...
Understanding St Paul’s Teachings
Pauls moral teaching often causes controversy. Scripture scholar Victor Paul Furnish, who tries to show how a more critical reading of Pauls ethics can retrieve the spirit of what he said, observes that when one treats Pauls teaching as if it were a sacred cow, one runs the risk of turning it into a white elephant.
