Pope Asks for Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a message Pope Francis has preached to us quite often. In mid-April, Pope Francis found himself asking for forgiveness from Chilean survivors of clergy of sexual abuse.
May 2018
Pope: The Church, like a Bike, Balances Best when in Motion
The church is like a bicycle – it stays upright as long as it keeps moving, Pope Francis said. The first disciples “were not a closed group of the elect, but a missionary church,” boldly undertaking new initiatives prompted by the Holy Spirit, the pope said during his early morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Pope’s Call to Holiness: Christians Should Feel a Healthy Unease
Ah, but you might say “Holiness is for saintly people like the pope. But the pope says holiness is for you and me, and that everyone is called by God “to be holy and blameless before him in love” (Eph. 1:4).
This Week’s Issue: 2 May – 8 May, 2018
» Archbishop: Don’t blame missionaries » Catholic view on new Hate Speech Bill » May: Month of Mary and mothers...
Golden Jubilees for Two Daughters of the Immaculate Heart
Two Sisters of the Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Witbank diocese celebrated their golden jubilees. (From left)...
Mass Readings: 6 May – 13 May, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday May 6, 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48, Psalm...
Pope: The Holy Spirit, Not Magic, Protects People from Evil
Those who receive the sacrament are given the strength to overcome “the temptation to separate from God, from his will, from communion with him and fall into the snares of worldly seductions,” the pope said during his weekly general audience.
Jesus’ Agony Over the Weight of Sin
In one of his columns, Fr Ron Rolheiser OMI mentions the reason for Jesus’ agony in the garden. He says that it was not easy for Jesus to link with a divine source outside himself in prayer. He then concludes that this was the reason for his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
US Catholic School Removes Cosby Name from Building
St Frances Academy in Baltimore has removed the name of its “Drs. Camille and Bill Cosby Community Center” after Bill Cosby was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. The letters on the building came down the same day.
