Prayer for Church
Prayer for Church May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen
March 2018
Cartoon of the Week: Here’s to Francis
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have...
This Week’s Issue: 14 March – 20 March, 2018
» Anger over water crisis » Pope Francis’ special way with words » St Peter teaches us how to return...
Power of Prayer Saves a Family
More than a year ago, my daughter’s divorced husband suddenly began action for custody of their 23-year-old mentally challenged daughter, after 20 years of apparently friendly separation. A legal battle ensued and we began praying to Our Lady for a just settlement.
Mass Readings: 18 March – 25 March, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, March 18, 5th Sunday of Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalms 51:3-4, 12-15, Hebrews...
Two Minutes to Midnight: Nuclear War Catastrophe
‘To call the world’s nuclear situation dire is to understate the danger and its immediacy.” This is the warning of Dr Rachel Bronson, president of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
How Do We Build A Church Community?
This Lent we have asked parishioners to put on name tags and to introduce themselves to each other at the beginning of the Mass. Generally, after an initial reluctance, most were happy to comply. Of course, there are always those whose vehemence in being anti-anything like this is really scary. But then, every family has those, don’t they?
St Agnes Parish to Host First Talent Show
St Agnes parish in Woodstock, Cape Town, is hosting its fifth annual festival on April 29 to raise funds for the church, and this year will include a talent show called “Churches Got Talent”.
The Sounds of Gregorian Chant Have Renewed Popularity
At St John the Beloved Catholic Church in McLean, Virginia Gregorian Chant is the principal form of music – This church community is unique in that the ancient sounds of Gregorian chant are deeply woven into its fabric, interlaced in every Mass, every choir and the education of the students in the parish school.
