How Much do we Value Couples?
The theme of “Commitment to Marriage” was chosen for September but in fact the bishops’ Marriage Awareness Campaign already started...
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What We Learn from Scandal
A word that we often hear in Church circles is the emotive term “scandal”. We use it as Church people...
Ingrid Bergman: Portrayer of nuns and saints, but much more
By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service You must remember Ingrid Bergman. The occasion of the Swedish-born actress’ centennial – she...
Don’t let’s Lose our Loyalty
From Rosanne Shields, chairperson: The Southern Cross As most South Africans have realised, the problems afflicting the SA Post Office...
Let’s talk about Sex
The bishops of Southern Africa must be commended for their new campaign against pornography, Pure love, not porn, and for...
Pray with the Pope – September 2015
Let the youth work General Intention: That opportunities for education and employment may increase for all young people. Live by...
Vatican II Opened up the Bible
Today is Bible Sunday. To mark the day and the upcoming 50th anniversary of the closing of Vatican II, Fr...
Let’s Raise the roof above Jesus
One of the challenges any pastor (in the Catholic sense) faces is enabling and encouraging a community to be a...
Mass Readings: August 30-September 6, 2015
Liturgical Calendar Year B, Weekdays Cycle Year 1 22nd Week, Ordinary time Sunday August 30 Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, Psalms 15:2-5,...
