Hungry Venezuelans turn to Church for help
Long lines for food, shortages of medications, runaway inflation and political unrest have gripped Venezuela for more than a year,...
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Why We Need Sunday
Are you caught up in the rat race or do you get a chance to sharpen the axe and refuel...
Mass Readings: 31 July – 7 August, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday July 31 Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23, Psalms...
What’s the Point of a Homily?
Bishop Edward Risi OMI – Lately there have been comments in The Southern Cross and other publications about homilies. Some...
The Pope’s Apostolate of the Ear
Pope Francis goes to Poland to meet with an expected 2 million young people from around the world, he’s...
The 100 Most Read Bible Verses Series – 5
Deacon Lionel Cooper compiled the “100Scripture100” booklet for easy reference to the most loved and most quoted passages in the...
The Church and HIV/Aids in the ’80s
From July 18-22 Durban will host the World Conference on Aids. PADDY KEARNEY recalls how the city’s late Archbishop Denis Hurley was...
French bishops: Death will not have the last word
Pope Francis condemned the attack on Bastille Day celebrations in France, calling it an act of “blind violence.” The pope...
Mass Readings: 17 July – 24 July, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday July 17 Genesis 18:1-10, Psalms 15:2-5,...
