2013: The upside of bad times
The end of the year is a naturally reflective time. Our society rightly makes a big deal out of this...
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Mass Readings – December 22-29
Sunday, December 22, Fourth Sunday of Advent Isaiah 7:10-14, Psalm 24:1-6, Romans 1:1-7, Matthew 1:18-24 Monday, December 23 Malachi 3:1-4,...
Pope, at audience, says Christmas offers lesson in humility
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said Christmas is an occasion of joy...
Independent Catholic Church Communities?
From From Fr Raphael Thomas, Cape Town –Â I write in response to Fr Fano Ngcobo’s letter, “An alternative” (November 20)....
A radical Christmas awaits those of faith
GUEST EDITORIAL BY FR S’MILO MNGADI A famous retail store recently ran a Christmas advert with the tagline “Christmas is...
Can kids’ TV habits be changed?
BY MARK PATTISON It’s bad enough that parents realise it’s not good to let their kids have so much screen...
Prelude to a Xhosa disaster
Whenever the Xhosa nation is under heightened tensions, whether political or economic, it tends to appeal to numinous forces for...
Every child deserves to be loved
From Joezette MacKay, Pietermaritzburg Responding to Sharon West’s letter of November 13, I have been Catholic my whole life but...
Pope at audience: Americas, open your arms to poor, immigrants, unborn
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis prayed that Catholics throughout the Americas would open...
