Prepare for Last Judgement by serving the poor, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Christians believe they are saved by God’s grace, but they...
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Reflection on a joke
Humour, it barely needs pointing out, is entirely subjective. A joke that causes one person to laugh may leave the...
The young Church is alive in SA
A year or so ago, I wrote an article in The Southern Cross called “Catholic heroes”. In it, I spoke...
Our future priests
Writing in our special focus on vocations this week, Anthony Gathambiri IMC argues that poor conduct by clergy has the...
Keeping your goal in mind
I remember years ago in my confirmation class we were asked to do a task as one of the class...
Demographic shifts mean Europe no longer Catholic Church’s centre
The election of Pope Francis, an Argentine, to lead the world’s 1,2 billion Catholics confirms what observers have long known:...
Pope John XXIII’s prophetic ‘Peace on Earth’ turns 50
Just over 50 years ago, the earth as we know it came dangerously close to being engulfed in a nuclear...
Being Christian means acting, loving like Christ, pope says at audience
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A Christian isn’t a person who simply follows some commandments, but is...
Keep Falklands out of papacy
From Ron Pitchford, Middleburg The whole Catholic world must rejoice in the election of Pope Francis to lead the 1,2...
