Fair is fair
This story is told about Kruger, the great South African statesman, who lived at the beginning of this century. He was called upon to settle a dispute between two brothers. This dispute involved the equal division of land between the two. The land contained mines, lakes, rivers, and […]

Many modern people have the notion that the principal mission of the Catholic Church is to impose belief on unbelievers. The reality is that most of its time is spent trying to restrain belief in everything from spoon-bending to the aliens who allegedly speak to us through a cat in Poughkeepsie.
Excerpts […]

20 May - Seventh Sunday of Easter; World Communication Sunday
The Spirit and the Bride
The Church is wedded to Christ in the love of the Spirit and looks forward to the final fulfilment of that love in the glory of heaven.
- the Sunday Missal
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He died for you
The body […]

Acts of the Apostles 15:7-21
After the discussion had gone on a long time, Peter stood up and addressed the apostles and elders.
“My brothers,” he said, “you know perfectly well that in the early days God made his choice among you: the pagans were to learn the Good News from me and so […]

Acts of the Apostles 13:14, 43-52
Paul and Barnabas carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue on the sabbath and took their seats.
When the meeting broke up, many Jews and devout converts joined Paul and Barnabas, and in their talks with […]

The way to the Father
On November 26, 1965, Time magazine had a story that can give us all food for thought. An electrical fuse about the size of a bread box failed, resulting in 80,000 square miles along the U.S.-Canadian border being plunged into darkness.
All the electrical power for […]

Acts of the Apostles 4:1-12
While Peter and John were talking to the people the priests came up to him, accompanied by the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees. They were extremely annoyed at their teaching the people the doctrine of the resurrection from the dead by proclaiming the resurrection of […]

I have heard, in the past two weeks or so, many arguments in support for the Old Mass. However, one striking similarity is that people’s memories of the Old Mass seem to make it appear as though the Old Mass had never experienced any change since the time of Pope Pius […]

Plenary indulgence offered for World Day of the Sick
Feb. 6, 2007 (CWNews.com) - The Vatican has announced a plenary indulgence for Catholics who, under the usual conditions, participate in prayer services for the World Day of the Sick: February 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The same plenary […]

here was an article in the Straits Times recently titled “Good intentions but devil is in the details”, which speaks of the architecture of the new Vivocity. It has wide open spaces, no narrow walkways, and stairs are few and far between, all so that people with special needs such as […]