Easter
SACBC Lenten Appeal 2021
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “My dear people, since God has loved us so much, we too should...
Ash Wednesday: The Beginning of the Way Through
By Chris McDonnell So many of the pieces created by the Yorkshire sculptor Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) involve the piercing of...
Pope to Celebrate Ash Wednesday at Vatican, Skipping Station Churches
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass February 17 in St Peter’s Basilica rather than making...
For Ash Wednesday, Vatican asks priests to ‘sprinkle’ ashes on heads
The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing...
South Africa’s Time for Resurrection
For many Catholics, this year’s Holy Week is an experience of “virtual church”—those truly observing the lockdown, or people like...
Our Easter In a Desert
This is a very unusual Easter. We are in a national lockdown. Our freedom of movement has been completely curtailed...
Pope’s Easter Message: Calls For A ‘Contagion’ Of Easter Hope, Peace, Care For Poor
By Cindy Wooden – In an Easter celebration like no other, Pope Francis prayed that Christ, “who has already defeated death...
Our Easter In A Time Of Adversity And Hope
Guest editorial by Sheila Pires – ‘I have seen the Lord,” announced Mary Magdalene to the disciples. The last weeks...
