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...
Category: Baptism
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,...
How Does the Devil Work?
When we renewed our baptismal promises at Easter, we together renounced Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. How am I to understand this?...
The Gift of Baptism is to be Cherished!
Children have a right to be brought up in the Christian faith, Pope Francis said. Parents and godparents must make sure they “feed the flame of baptismal grace in their little ones, helping them persevere in the faith
Pope: Either you are with God or with the Devil
Baptism requires rejecting Satan and professing one’s full faith in God, Pope Francis said. Only by being able to say “no” to the devil, his works and empty promises “am I able to say ‘yes’ to God, who calls me to conform myself to him in thoughts and deeds,” he said.
Pope: The Holy Spirit, Not Magic, Protects People from Evil
Those who receive the sacrament are given the strength to overcome “the temptation to separate from God, from his will, from communion with him and fall into the snares of worldly seductions,” the pope said during his weekly general audience.
Pope: Our Name Given at Baptism Gives Sense of Identity
Naming a child is an important task for parents, because it gives children a sense of identity and belonging to their family and to God, Pope Francis said.
