“GOD is not indifferent! God cares about mankind! God does not abandon us!…Sadly, war and terrorism, accompanied by kidnapping, ethnic and religious persecution and the misuse of power, marked the […]
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State of the Union Address and Pope Francis
THE State of the Union address by President Barack Obama is worth reading. However, this address, his last as President, mentions Pope Francis. I quote: “We need to reject any […]
Year Of Mercy 2016
THE Holy Father’s letter inaugurating the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy has some beautiful text for our reflection: “Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy”. These words might well […]
Addendum To World Day For Peace
I MIGHT add to my earlier reference to violence in the world by being more specific. I cannot, for all my searching, find any justice or sanity in the ongoing […]
Pope Francis to the Roman Curia
“IT seems necessary to state what has been – and ever shall be – the object of sincere reflection and decisive provisions. The reform will move forward with determination, clarity […]
Pope Francis and Catholic Diversity
AS Catholics we have grown up to think of being Catholic as being too uniform and univocal. This was somewhat tempered by the recent Synod on the Family. There was […]
Pope Francis On The Christian Person
REPRESENTED in the cupola (small dome shaped structure) of this most beautiful Cathedral is the universal judgement. Jesus, our light, is at the centre. The inscription that one reads at […]
Theology Corner
THIS is for those who have a background or who read in theology. It concerns the recent Synod of Bishops on the Family. This “synodal process” as defined by Pope […]
Catholicism And Change
POPE Francis has strongly outlined his comprehensive vision for the future of the Catholic Church. He told a meeting of the Italian church in Florence that our times require a […]
Home Turn For The Synod On The Family
THE Synod will soon end. Some of the Bishops, who see no fulsome agreement emerging, are tending to opt for a decentralised approach. This would leave Communion for the divorced […]