Loudly boasting or complaining about fasting during Lent and treating others unkindly is not what God wants, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Don’t Fast and then Treat Others Unkindly Read Post »
Here is an opportunity to build bridges. This season offers us the opportunity to move away from the conventional slogans and frigid promises. It will demand a deeper faith and a lot of courage, like stepping out of a dark cell into a new light.
Build Bridges: Lent Needs a New Image! Read Post »
The Prayer of Stopping calls us to be present in each moment and slow the pace of our daily living. Who knows what generosity we may find in friends and strangers; what beauty we may discover in our ordinary, everyday surroundings?
The Prayer of Stopping: Just be Read Post »
Responding to the budget speech made by finance minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday, a Church analyst said that it seems to be a “fairly sincere attempt” to help South Africans escape out of the “fiscal pit” that the administration under Jacob Zuma had dug during his tenure as president.
CPLO Response to Budget Speech 2018 Read Post »
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This Week’s Issue: 21 February – 27 February, 2018 Read Post »
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, February 25, 2nd Sunday of Lent Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18, Psalms 116:10,
Mass Readings: 25 February – 4 March, 2018 Read Post »
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have
Cartoon of the Week: The Long Beads Read Post »
Pope Francis has declared February 23 a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Africa, especially for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
Pray for Africa Today Read Post »
The Rev. Billy Graham was “a preacher of God’s word not only in his sermons, but also in the very life he lived,” said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Billy Graham Recalled for Deep Faith and his Invitation to All to Know Christ Read Post »
