Catholic Q&A with Father Kenneth Doyle
Text of creed/ Jews and baptismal sponsors By Father Kenneth Doyle Q: My recollection is that the text of the Mass in English was rewritten about 20 years ago – to be a more accurate...
Category: Catechesis
Vatican: Catechesis Is About A Relationship, Not Just Information
By Cindy Wooden – Teaching the faith is a work of evangelisation meant to lead people to a deeper relationship with Jesus and not just impart information, said the updated “Directory for Catechesis.” The directory, released...
There’s A Place For Film In Catechesis, Catholic Filmmakers Declare
By Mark Pattison – There is a time and a place for everything, but in catechesis, there should be time and a place for film, argued three top executives of the Catholic film production company...
I Imagine: The World of Evangelisation
By Fr Joseph Falkiner OP – All Christians have a joint mission to take to the world: evangelisation. Recent popes, including Pope Francis, have been trying for years to make Catholics aware that the whole...
Parents’ Role In Sex Education
By Imelda Diouf – The conversation about comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) being taught in schools as part of life orientation, is getting louder and shriller and ever more visual. A banner seen recently in the...
Umzimkulu Catechists Blessed by Bishop Stanislaw Dziuba!
Catechists in Umzimkulu diocese were honoured by Bishop Stanislaw Dziuba. Also present were spiritual advisor Fr Siyabonga Magcaba, Fr Mbekezeli Zamisa and Fr Emmanuel Mashiya, religious Sisters, and children of St Andrews parish. (Submitted by...
Seminarian Prays and Preaches With Paint
By Anna Capizzi Galvez – For Deacon Elmer Herrera-Guzman, painting is an act of prayer. On his easel, a peacock bursts into colour. It fans out its feathers in bold green and blue strokes. Rev Herrera-Guzman...
Pope: Catechism Will be Updated to Include Ecological Sins, Hate Sins
Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of ecological sins in the church’s official teaching. “We should be...
Sin, Confession and Penance
As a sinner, I find myself confessing the same sins repeatedly. I have discovered that the priest gives a variety of penances for the same sin. This makes me wonder. Sin is an act of...
SA Joy Over New Bible Day
BY ERIN CARELSE & CAROL GLATZ – The head of South Africa’s Catholic Bible Foundation (CBF) is delighted that Pope Francis has declared the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the Word...
Scruples in Temptations: Did I Sin?
I admit to being a scrupulous soul and am often plagued by doubts about whether I have given in to temptations or not. A good priest has been very patient and understanding, and has reassured...
Don’t Blame Church if We’re Lukewarm
Waiting in line for confession a few weeks ago, I witnessed two adults sharing their relationship with the Church with the children who accompanied them. At one end of the line, a little boy stood...
