This Week’ Issue: 14 February – 20 February, 2018
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Church
Mass readings
Mass Readings: 18 February – 25 February, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday February 18, 1st Sunday of Lent Genesis 9:8-15, Psalms 25:4-9, 1
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Cartoon of the Week
Cartoon of the Week: Celestial Skateboarding
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have
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Church Politics
Lessons to be Learnt from the Zuma Years
While many South Africans across the country have welcomed the resignation of President Jacob Zuma and the swearing in of African National Congress leader Cyril Ramaphosa, they are urged not to “overlook the many lessons that can be learnt from the turmoil of the Zuma years
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Church Lent
10 Peace-Promoting Activities for Lent
The Justice and Peace Commission (J&P) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have taken various messages from the bishops’ pastoral letter on racism and racial divisions and transformed them into ten activities that can be performed as part of our Lenten observance.
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Bible Mass Prayer
Lord’s Prayer: Germans Stick with Wording; Italians to Change at Mass
After special study, the German bishops’ conference decided to stick with the traditional wording in the Lord’s Prayer while the Italian bishops’ conference has decided to change the words of the prayer in their translation of the Roman Missal.
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Bishops Church
SA bishops Strengthen Ties with Other Faith Leaders
The bishops of Southern Africa set aside time during their plenary session to meet with leaders from other faiths, saying this was especially important in the year of the bicentenary of the Catholic Church in South Africa.
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Church Priests
Father Msisi Joseph Mabaso’s first Mass in his Home Parish!
Fr Msisi Joseph Mabaso was ordained for the diocesan priesthood on December 16 in Eshowe and returned later to celebrate his
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Ash Wednesday Charity
Port Chaplains to Nourish Sailors’ Faith During Lent
Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) port chaplains in South Africa will help seafarers live out their faith during Lent as they visit the many crews arriving on ships in ports across the country.
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