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...
Category: Catechesis
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...
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...
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...
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...
Catechesis the Key to Evangelisation
Catechesis, as we all know, is the traditional Catholic instruction of faith through Christ which is given to all Christians, especially when preparing for the sacrament of...
East London Catechists Attend Workshop
A group of catechists from East London deanery participated in a reflective workshop based on Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, concerning the present challenge of caring for...
Rivonia Catechists Attend Formation Day at Cathedral
Catechists from Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Rivonia, Johannesburg, attended a formation and creativity day at the city’s Christ the King cathedral. (Submitted by Cherryl Brooke)...
Q & A With Mgr Paul Nadal!
A veteran priest shared from his wisdom in a Q&A session with youths. Mgr Paul Nadal, former vicar-general of Durban archdiocese, led the session at Holy Trinity...
Catechism Truths
The papal exhortation Amoris Laetitia “seemed to open the possibility—in certain cases and after the discernment process—of allowing them [persons who have divorced and remarried civilly] to receive absolution and Communion, even without promising to abstain from sexual relations with their new partner”.
Taking a New Approach to Catechesis on Different Levels
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) — a liturgy- and scripture-based approach to the religious formation of children from three to 12 years in the archdiocese of Cape Town
Silver Anniversary: Making the Catechism Shine in the 21st Century
As the church marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, promoting it as a means of teaching the truth about faith remains a challenge and a priority.
