Renewal Your Baptismal Promises
Dear brethren, through the Paschal Mystery we have been buried with Christ in Baptism, that we may walk with him in newness of life. And so, let...
Category: Baptism
Pope: Christians lift others up by listening
By Carol Glatz – Christians are called to lead and lift people up by being close to them and sharing God’s love, not by judging them, Pope...
With land mines gone, Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site
By Judith Sudilovsky – For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated January 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at...
Baptism of the Lord Reflection
As we look upon the life of Jesus we see total coherence; there is an alignment between will, intention, word, and action. This is what it means...
Pope will not baptise infants on feast day this year
The choral cries of newborn babies will not fill the Sistine Chapel in 2021 because the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Pope Francis to cancel his annual celebration...
Are Church’s Tassels Too Long?
By Cecil Cullen, Alberton – I fully agree with Tony Meehan’s comments ( Do We Really Need a Vatican Visa for Heaven) regarding the supposed invalidity of...
Do We Really Need A Vatican Visa For Heaven?
By Tony Meehan, Cape Town – It seems that the Vatican continues to find another stick with which to beat its faithful, as shown in your report...
Alyssa Williams Baptised!
Fr Raphael Thomas baptises Alyssa Williams, the younger daughter of Southern Cross columnist Keenan Williams (right), at St Ninian’s church in Kuils River, Cape Town. Holding Alyssa...
Pope Baptises Twins After Successful Surgery To Separate Them
By Cindy Wooden – Their heads encased in white bandages covering the wounds where they had been conjoined, 2-year-old twins named Ervina and Prefina were baptised by...
The Baptism of the Lord Reflection
As we look upon the life of Jesus we see total coherence; there is an alignment between will, intention, word and action. This is what it means...
Baptism by Immersion in Delf!
Three girls from the First Confession group from St Lawrence parish in Delft, Cape Town, received the sacrament of baptism. Fr Billy Coucher administered the baptism by...
Vica-Lee Bost Baptised!
Vica-Lee Bost, 16, was baptised at the Nazareth House chapel in Cape Town. Vica-Lee is one of the profoundly disabled children at Nazareth House and her parents,...
