St Andrew the Apostle
November 30 is the Feast of St Andrew the Apostle. The Saint Andrew Christmas Novena starts from November 30 up until Christmas. Not a traditional novena of...
Prayer
Prayer is one of the pillars of Christian Life. There are many sources of prayer – some formal, some modern and some biblical – each with its own positives and negatives. One of the first things to pray for is that God will open our eyes to his love and kindle a passion for his name. Prayer Resources: Articles on Prayer; Prayers for every season.
Bishop John Selemela: How Mother Teresa Guides Me
For Bishop John Masilo Selemela, St Teresa of Kolkata is a constant companion as her example inspires and guides him, he told Lucy Moll. A couple of...
The Fragrance Prayer
The “Fragrance Prayer” was written in the 19th century by St John Henry Newman and gained particular popularity a century later, when Mother Teresa declared it her...
St Cecilia
November 22 is the Feast of St Cecilia, Roman martyr and patroness of music and musicians. As the story goes, St Cecilia “sang in her heart to...
Pope: Shrines should be places of ‘superabundant’ mercy
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Catholic shrines must be extra careful in selecting priests to hear confessions because the faithful visiting a shrine in search of God’s...
Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land and other War-torn countries
At its meeting from the 7th to the 9th of November 2023 in Lumko Institute, Benoni, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Administrative Board noted with great...
Trouble Praying? Thank God!
It is so sad to hear that many good people find prayer and praying so difficult at times. They may ask: “When do I pray? What do...
All Souls Day Prayer
We remember those who have gone before us in prayer. May they rest in peace in Your loving arms.
St Marcellus the Centurion
Today is the Feast of St Marcellus, a Roman centurion who refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods and it cost him his life. Prayer: Almighty, ever-living...
Pope Francis asks Mary to ‘convert those who fuel and foment conflict’
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis asked Mary to look mercifully upon the human family, “which has strayed from the path of peace,” and entrusted to...
