Confirmands at Holy Family Parish, Newlands East, Durban
Youth at Holy Family Parish in Newlands East, Durban, were confirmed on Pentecost Sunday! Catechists in the parish are LeeAnn Gabin & Dio Paul. (Picture: Toni Joharie)...
Category: Pentecost
Pope on Pentecost: Say ‘yes’ to the Holy Spirit, ‘no’ to divisive ideologies
“The church is human, but it is not merely a human organisation, it is the temple of the Holy Spirit,” he said. “Jesus brought the fire of the Spirit to the earth, and the church is reformed by the anointing of grace, the gratuity of the anointing of grace, the power of prayer, the joy of mission and the disarming beauty of poverty. Let us put God in first place!”
Empowered by the Spirit of Truth: Pentecost Reflection
Theme: Empowered For the Mission by the Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Truth Point of reflection: Last Sunday we celebrated the Ascension of the Lord to...
Pentecost Sunday Reflection
HEALING HISTORY (John 15:26-27,16:12-15, alternative John 20:19-23) The becoming of history flows in our souls. Each of us has a place in the ongoing unfolding of the...
Let’s Move From From Babel to Pentecost
By Cindy Wooden – In official Catholic teaching and in the challenges of everyday life, both interreligious dialogue and proclamation of the Gospel require more than words....
Pope: Pandemic Calls Christians To Change The Course Of Their Lives
By Cindy Wooden – As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Pope Francis joined an initiative of the Anglican Church, praying that people would be converted and use the pandemic’s...
Pope On Pentecost: Church United By Spirit, Not Personal Beliefs
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Just as the apostles were united once they received the Holy Spirit, the church is united by that same spirit and...
Why Pentecost Was a Shattering Event
Without the Holy Spirit, there’d be no Church, no Mass, no sacraments, writes FR RALPH DE HAHN in his reflection on the feast of Pentecost. When we...
Spirit’s Searing Grace Can Hurt and Heal
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton – An archbishop from Australia has unwittingly provided us with something to think about on Pentecost Sunday. As president of the Australian...
What You Need to Know About Pentecost
We look at the origin, meaning, and practice of the Church’s second-most important liturgical feast. This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, the second-greatest feast of the liturgical...
Pentecost Sunday Reflection
There are three great epochs marked in Sacred Scripture that are heralded by God’s Holy Spirit at work within creation. At the genesis of the history of...
The Challenge of living in the Ordinary
By now, the excitement of the 2019 elections is over. An election campaign is always full of high points — moments where a politician gives us hope...
