Category: Articles
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PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT ALL FEAR
Where are we to find peace in this turbulent world? Some say that violence must be met with greater violence. Others say, “Live and let live.” Still others say, “Love is the answer.” Yet it seems that those with power too often wield it for their own benefit. When the strong rule the weak, does…
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LENT- THE SEARCH FOR THE REAL SELF
Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves. What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit? Lent stirs something in us – a strange, unsolicited desire. There are intimations of a journey to be made, a…
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IN SEARCH OF WISDOM
In Holy Scripture (Proverbs 3:13-18) we find that ‘Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is…
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EASTER- HOPE IN A TROUBLED WORLD
It is understandable that we are tempted to despair when confronted with the complexities of life, the worrying situation the world is in right now, and, of course, our own personal anxieties and fears. We are tempted to lose heart, to cry out “my God my God why have you forsaken us”. We wonder if…
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GRATITUDE – A JOURNEY OF FAITH AND TRANSFORMATION
Father James Dominic Brent, O.P., a renowned Dominican Friar asserts that gratitude is at the heart of Christian life. It’s the humble acknowledgment of the blessings we receive daily—both big and small. The Bible repeatedly advises us to express thanksgiving in every circumstance, echoing the innate connection between gratitude, faith, and personal growth. Gratitude is…
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FROM SUCCESS TO SIGNIFICANCE
Today there are many more opportunities for success because of the vast advancement in technology within a globalised and changing world. Yet, people who have been successful suddenly find themselves in their mid-life trying to decide what else there is in life. People who do not find an answer tend to think that they’d better…
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FRATERNITY AND SOLIDARITY
2022 was not short of disasters and tragic moments. In his message for the 56th World Day of Peace, 1 January 2023, Pope Francis said that “at the very moment when we dared to hope that the darkest hours of the Covid-19 pandemic were over, a terrible disaster befell humanity. We witnessed the onslaught of…
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ECHOES OF RERUM NOVARUM
Our current pope took his name from Leo XIII, who is most well known for his 1891 encyclical “Rerum Novarum”, a foundational document in Catholic social teaching. In revisiting this encyclical, we can understand and appreciate the ways Leo XVI’s papacy reflects and extends Leo XIII concern for a just society. In Rerum Novarum, or…
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FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY
The Resurrection of Jesus was the most important event in the history of the world. When the Lord appeared in the ‘Upper Room’ to the apostles pointing out his wounds, it was to demonstrate He was the Crucified Christ, and to show he had resurrected from the dead. The final proof that he was God.…
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CHRISTIANITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
In his new encyclical Dilexit Nos on the divine and human love of the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis wrote that “we are in a world where everything is bought and sold, people’s sense of their worth appears increasingly to depend on what they can accumulate with the power of money. We are constantly being…
