Baptism – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:15:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Filled with the Spirit: Baptism of the Lord https://www.scross.co.za/2026/01/filled-with-the-spirit-baptism-of-the-lord/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:55:06 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=83867 Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB –  Baptism Of The Lord – Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word […]

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]]> Mass Readings: 11 January – 18 January, 2026 https://www.scross.co.za/2026/01/mass-readings-11-january-18-january-2026/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:27:57 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=83793 Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday January 11, Baptism of the Lord Is 42: 1-4, 6-7/ […]

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]]> Pope Baptises 21 Babies in Sistine Chapel https://www.scross.co.za/2025/01/pope-baptises-21-babies-in-sistine-chapel/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:12:37 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=79373 By Carol Glatz, CNS – When children are baptised, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift […]

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]]> Feast of the Baptism of the Lord https://www.scross.co.za/2025/01/feast-of-the-baptism-of-the-lord/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:00:28 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=79286 Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Baptism of The Lord – Year C  Sermon and Christian Act In The Word  Theme: Baptism […]

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]]> What is the Church’s Teaching on Original Sin? https://www.scross.co.za/2024/12/a-new-position-on-original-sin/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 05:02:42 +0000 http://www.scross.co.za/?p=2810 In a discussion, I was told that the Church has revised its position on original sin, so that we are not born with this sin at all. Is that true? Why, then, would baptism, which I was taught frees us from original sin, be necessary for salvation?

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]]> Scriptural and Theological Basis Of Infant Baptism https://www.scross.co.za/2024/07/scriptural-and-theological-basis-of-infant-baptism/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:11:55 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=76844 By Ikenna Ekwerike – Even in the 21st Century, the ancient practice of baptising children and infants is far from getting […]

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]]> Water, Blood and Fire https://www.scross.co.za/2024/04/water-blood-and-fire/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:03:15 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=75546 By Ralph de Hahn – Many great beginnings have insignificant endings; they just fade into the twilight of life. On the […]

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]]> Changing words in sacraments can make them invalid, dicastery warns https://www.scross.co.za/2024/02/changing-words-in-sacraments-can-make-them-invalid-dicastery-warns/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:17:15 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=74499 By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said it continues to receive reports of […]

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]]> Faith is a gift to celebrate, pope says as he baptises babies https://www.scross.co.za/2024/01/faith-is-a-gift-to-celebrate-pope-says-as-he-baptises-babies/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:17:31 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=73731 By Cindy Wooden, CNS – In the Sistine Chapel, where popes are elected, Pope Francis baptised 16 infants, who, he […]

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