Pope Benedict received a prolonged standing ovation (video) in his first appearance since announcing his resignation. The pope was in St Peter’s Square to deliver his Ash Wednesday message. Before delivering his message he took time to thank the faithful for their kindness and saying that during these last few days he could almost feel the Read more
The Catholic Church’s Theology of the Body lecture series in Fji last week targeted young people. Two priests from the United States, Fathers Walter Schu and John Paul Duran, spoke to the audience of young people about the use of contraception and the ideas of love and abstinence. “Contraception closes us off to the gift Read more
A couple of weeks ago I was caught up in a conversation with a group of people which left me wondering if they had really grasped the Good News of the Gospel at all. Their point of the conversation was all about sin and how dreadful the world is and what sinners we are. To Read more
In my early 20s, I came to appreciate what it means to fall head over heels. He was erudite, aloof and utterly unattainable. Or so I thought. When he finally looked my way, my heart literally skipped a beat. But my good sense ran a mile. The cracks began to appear not long after we Read more