This Week’s Issue: 3 January – 9 January, 2018
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January 2018
Mass Readings: 7 January – 14 January, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday January 7, Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13,...
Cartoon of the Week – Creeping 2018
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have...
Saint John Paul II Recognised the Need to Protect Women
A person who was ahead of his time was St John Paul II. In 1995, he wrote a letter to women of the world, still available on the Vatican website. In that letter, he said, “Unfortunately, we are heirs to a history which has conditioned us to a remarkable extent. … Women’s dignity has often been unacknowledged and their prerogatives misrepresented; they have often been relegated to the margins of society and even reduced to servitude.”
Why We Confess Our Sins to God
My mother passed away this summer rather suddenly, but her many lessons remain with our family. While I learned countless things from my mom, one of the most important things she taught me was the significance of an apology.
HeForShe – Our Church Stands With Women
The Justice and Peace Commission (J&P) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has partnered with UN Women through its HeForShe campaign and is working with J&P activists from various dioceses to take a stand against women abuse.
Pope: We Like the Darkness, But God…
Only when Christ is the focus of the Christmas season do all the colourful lights, carols, special meals and traditions help create a festive and joyous atmosphere, Pope Francis said.
Ok, What’s Gregorian Chant and Do We Do That?
The tradition of sung prayer dates back to the first millennium, with Gregorian chant becoming the proper music of the mature Roman rite, said Timothy McDonnell, director of the Institute of Sacred Music at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
Forgotten Out At Sea
There is one group whose work over the holiday season will probably go unnoticed since they work invisibly during Christmas and indeed throughout the year. That group are seafarers.
