Understanding Vatican II
When Pope John XXIII announced his intention to hold an ecumenical Church council in 1959, he changed the Church’s course...
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A masterclass in public speaking
BY MARGARET MOLLETT Although François Fénelon (1651-1715), archbishop of Cambrai, France, has been discovered for his spiritual writings, his...
We have so much to celebrate
When my alarm clock would go off at six in the morning, I used to open my eyes and stretch...
The ‘right to die’
In South Africa and elsewhere there has been a recent groundswell proposing the legalisation of euthanasia, presenting assisted suicide as...
Only dialogue can bring transformation
BY RAYMOND MWANGALA OMI Close to 20 years after the fall of apartheid, transformation of economic and social structures has...
Patriarchy is not the source of all evil
The question is almost daily on our lips: What has happened to modern man? Why has he become so violent,...
The Holy Spirit, the giver of life
Almost everyone, other than hard-line atheists, agrees that there is some sort of Spirit that creates and governs the universe.
Mass readings – September 23 – 30
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekdays Year 2 Sunday, September 23, 25th Sunday Wisdom 2:12, 17-20, Psalm 54: 3-6,8, James 3:16-4,3,...
Christians, Muslims must give joint witness for peace, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI said his three-day trip to Lebanon convinced...
