There is an important difference between last week’s prediction of Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection and what appears in TODAY’S GOSPEL [MARK 9: 30 – 37]. Too often these subtle differences pass us by without being noticed. Last week we were told that “the Son of Man must suffer … be rejected … killed, and […]
5 October 2018 – Day of Fasting and Abstinence
Friday 5 October 2018 to be observed as a Day of Fasting and Abstinence in the Archdiocese of Durban.
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY – September, 16
“With God at its centre, the human spirit is indomitable. It thrives in adversity.” {DANIEL J. O’LEARY: Prism of love – God’s colours in everyday life: Columba Press: Page 58} The same author goes on to quote the poet Albert Camus – “in the middle of my winter I discovered an invincible summer.” All of […]
TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY – September, 09
TODAY’S GOSPEL EXTRACT [MARK 7: 31 – 37] records some apparently puzzling words of Jesus. “And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.” Did he realistically expect those who had witnessed the healing miracle to remain silent? There are a number of interesting […]
Pope on abuse scandal – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the People of God
Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the People of God “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it” (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully echo in my heart as I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse of […]
TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY – September, 02
Strange as it may sound some verses from each of the OLD TESTAMENT [DEUTERONOMY 4: 1 – 2. 6 – 8] and GOSPEL [MARK 7:1 – 8. 14 – 15. 21 – 23] READINGS bring to mind a verse from ISAIAH {54: 2 – 3a}. “Enlarge the limits of your home, spread wide the curtains […]
