Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reflection
God makes a promise, God proclaims it, and Holy Scripture, God’s Word affirms it: it is the woman who will crush the head of evil and deceit that brings disintegration and death.1 Today Mary,...
Category: Mass
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
Every true encounter with an-other changes and in some way expands us. Any mystical experience of God, is an experience of the transcendent, something that is eternal and beyond any limitations. Such an encounter...
Sisters of Mercy Honoured for Multiracial Education
Youth Day at St Teresa’s School in Craighall Park, Johannesburg, celebrated the 20000 Soweto pupils who helped to change South Africa during the June 16 uprising in 1976. Fr Thabo Motshegwa conducted Mass for...
Why It’s Great to Be an Altar Server
Not sure if being an altar server is a good choice for your child? Erin Carelse gives five reasons to consider encouraging your child for this meaningful role. With a child’s busy weekend schedules—all...
Ascension Sunday Reflection
We adore you most holy Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all the churches of the world, and we bless you because, by your Holy Cross, you have redeemed the world. As a Christian...
Fifth Sunday in Lent Reflection
What’s in a Name? We all know the experience, hearing our name across a crowded noisy room. In the study of cognitive psychology this is known as the ‘cocktail party effect’. Someone mentions our...
Truly Take Part in Mass: Explain the Proceedings
Antonio Tonin, East London – I was intrigued by Frans van Neerijnen’s letter on making the Church more attractive to the faithful to stem the loss of Catholics to Pentecostal churches. May I offer...
Seminarians Assist at Mass
First-year seminarians from St Francis Xavier Seminary in Athlone, Cape Town, celebrated Mass at St Mary’s cathedral. Priests officiating were (from left) seminary rector Fr Thomas Plastow, main celebrant and assistant priest at the...
Mass for Law Enforcement and Prison Ministry
Bishop Thaddaeus Kumalo of Eshowe said Mass at KwaMalusi Omuhle parish in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, for all those who work with law enforcement and the welfare (spiritual and otherwise) of prisoners in the diocese. This...
Pope: We Need to Change Hearts, not Just Books, to Improve Liturgy
The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said. “We know that it is not enough to change liturgical...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
The plan is perfect! The blueprints have been made and issued to the builders. But hold on Houston, we have a problem. Somehow history has moved on and time and space now occupy another...
Fourth Sunday of the Year Reflection
Leslie J Hoppe, OFM – Catholic Theological Union – https://ctu.edu/ The convergence of these three readings is serendipitous. The text from Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you...
