Taking peacemaking seriously – One priest’s story
Working for peace can be dangerous. In some parts of the world promoting the nonviolent teachings of Jesus can get...
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Getting married right
Millions of television viewers around the globe were witness to a rather unusual nuptial ceremony recently as 33 couples were...
How faith grows
When life’s knocks threaten to derail us and leave us feeling lost and vulnerable, the people who care about us...
Switch on the great power of Jesus
Michael Palmer, Cape Town Often people say: “the Lord spoke to me” or “the Lord revealed to me”. And I...
Why family means to belong
Wow, yippee! How pleased I am that the United Nations and I are singing from the same hymnsheet. The UN Economic...
The road to heaven
There is an activity that we might spend more time doing than eating, watching TV, shopping, talking to our friends...
Divisions among Christians are ‘a scandal,’ pope says
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The divisions that exist among Christians are a source of pain...
Pope’s hermeneutic of tenderness
Fr Larry Kaufmann CSsR, Johannesburg Pope Benedict XVI is often remembered for and quoted on his “hermeneutic of continuity”, which...
Politics in the Church
When a politician is given the opportunity to speak to the congregation at a church service, there will invariably be...
