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Liturgy Mass Your Letters
Ordinary Time is Anything But Ordinary
I have a difficulty regarding the naming of one part of the liturgical year which I would like to share with Southern Cross readers, to discover whether I am alone with this problem. That difficulty is the use of the word “ordinary” as in “Ordinary Time”.
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Christmas Priests
Reach Out at Christmas to the Needy
By Selby Makgotho – The vicar-general of Polokwane diocese has asked Catholics to use the celebration of the birth of Jesus to reach out to the needy, poor and vulnerable.
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Christian Living Faith Life Features
104-Year-Old Dominica Soglanich: It’s 10 Rosaries a Day
At the age of 104, Dominica Catherine Soglanich is inseparable from her rosary. At her peak, she would say up to 30 rosaries a day for friends and family in need. She is now down to ten — which son Christopher says means the family must be behaving better.
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Pope Francis
What Did the Pope Do On His 81st Birthday?
Celebrating his 81st birthday, Pope Francis blew out the candles on a 4m long pizza after being serenaded with song and dance by children and employees from a Vatican pediatric clinic.
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Your Letters
Imagine Lennon Was Right
The singer John Lennon in 1971 wrote a song called “Imagine”. The hit provoked much controversy in that the “imagining” was of a world without religion and no heaven or hell. Were some of the reasons for his plea that far out?
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Bishops Church
Special Award Named for Bishop Barry Wood
The Denis Hurley Centre (DHC) is launching a special award named after the late Bishop Barry Wood to continue the centre’s relationship with him.
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Christmas Ethics & Human Dignity Human Rights Magliano Poverty & Social Justice
The World’s Suffering Little Ones – Don’t Forget them this Christmas
Imagine hearing a knock at your front door. As you open the door, to your great surprise you see a baby lying in front of you. Without hesitation, you immediately pick up the infant and bring her out of the cold night and into the warmth of your home and heart.
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Christmas The Holy Land
Protests Cause Uncertainty in Bethlehem, but for now, Pilgrims Visit
Despite the current uncertainty, life in Bethlehem continues, including pilgrimages to the place of Jesus’ birth
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