33rd Sunday of the Year Reflection
There is a mystic moment that waits for each one of us; finds us; encounters and enfolds us. It is a moment in the cracks between the “now” and “then” that I impose on the memories of my awareness.
2018
Pope: God Wants Quiet Humility, Not Showy Altruism
While all Christians are called to help those in need, they must fight against the temptation of boasting about their...
Vincentian Father Ignatius Ou, Rest in Peace
Bishop Vincent Zungu and the Port Elizabeth deanery celebrated the funeral Mass of 95-year-old Vincentian Father Ignatius Ou. Fr Ou...
Pope to Journalists: Counter Resignation, Evil with Ethics, Passion
Break through every “wall” of gloom and resignation and help the world realize people need to take care of...
Centering Prayer Founder, Thomas Keating, Dies at 95
A funeral Mass was celebrated in Massachussetson November 5 for Trappist Father Thomas Keating, a leading figure in the centering prayer movement that got its start in the 1970s.
Now for a Synod on Women in the Church
Catholic Women Speak conference in Rome. A South African representative to a Catholic women’s conference in Rome last month has called for a synod on women. At the Catholic Women Speak conference in Rome, she noted that the needs of Catholic women in Africa or India differ from those in Europe or the US.
Cartoon of the Week: Shrinking Vestments
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
Mass Readings: 18 November – 25 November, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, November 18, 33rd Sunday of the Year Daniel 12:1-3, Psalm 16:5, 8-11,...
This Week’s Issue: 14 November – 20 November, 2018
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