12th Century Mosaic Tells the Story of Salvation
BY FR GERRY O’COLLINS SJ – Many readers could tell me about some crucifix or cross that means a great deal to them. It might be a crucifix...
God & Salvation / Religious Art
by Tamar SC · Published October 12, 2016 · Last modified October 11, 2016
BY FR GERRY O’COLLINS SJ – Many readers could tell me about some crucifix or cross that means a great deal to them. It might be a crucifix...
Perspectives / Sacraments / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published October 1, 2016 · Last modified September 28, 2016
Reading articles by liturgical theologians on the Eucharist, I am confused, left wondering if my joyful experience of celebrating the Eucharist is unfounded. They remind the celebrant...
Jesus / Perspectives / Shackleton / Theology
by Michael Shackleton · Published September 30, 2016 · Last modified September 28, 2016
Was Jesus Christ killed? Can God be killed? Did Jesus Christ die? Can God die? Jesus chose the moment of his death. Would that be a type...
Church Teaching / Perspectives / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published September 29, 2016 · Last modified September 28, 2016
The Catholic Church does not teach reincarnation. Or does it? If not, please explain Matthew 17:10-13: “The disciples asked Jesus, ‘Then why do the scribes say that...
The soul is defined as ‘a pure spirit, subject of thought, distinct from the body, that survives bodily death’ (Dictionary of the Bible, by JL McKenzie SJ)....
Church / Dealing With Life / Ecumenical dialogue / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published November 29, 2015 · Last modified August 23, 2017
I’ am writing this more or less as my plane to London is flying 30 000m over Paris. Inevitably, my thoughts and prayers go out to the...
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service Patients have a right to a diagnosis that includes the possible causes of their illness, not just treatment addressing the symptoms,...
When Jesus ministered to and even socialised with prostitutes, he gave his followers a mandate to aid these most widely reviled women in society.
The Church in Durban celebrated the centenary of the birth of Archbishop Denis Hurley in great style: there were Masses with special preachers, lectures and workshops, the...
Family / Features / Pope Francis / Technology & Christian Life
by Admin · Published November 13, 2015
A family that doesn’t eat together is ‘hardly a family,’ pope says By Junno Arocho Esteves A family that chooses to watch TV or play with their...
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