Lent: A Detox of the Soul
Purification, ritual cleansing and sacrifice are not words that we often hear used by Catholics these days. But, even if the words are not used, they are important concepts in our religious tradition and...
Category: Repentance
‘Go and Sin No More’ is For All of Us
Maria Kruger, Plettenberg Bay – It’s always stimulating to read the letters in your publication. There are so many diverse views, but it’s a pity that writers sometimes get a little mean. Here is...
Pope: Even When We Are Distant from God, He’s Not
God’s love is never lacking, despite people’s sins and rejection of his presence in their lives, Pope Francis said at a Lenten penance service.
A Time to Reflect on Ash
Lent, the season of repentance is the time to reflect seriously on the words used when the ashes stain our foreheads, namely, that we come from the dust of the earth and will go back there
We Are in the End Times
I believe the Church is going through a final stage. The end times. In the very darkest days and hours, in what is certainly an apostasy of sorts, if not the Great Apostasy of Scripture, the seeds of a new evangelisation are also being sown.
Pope: Our First Name is Sinner
Sin is a rebellious act against God that requires more than just a trip to the dry cleaners to wipe clean
Pope’s Video to Prisoners: Imprisonment Without Hope is Torture
Although prisoners must pay a price for their crimes, incarceration must not be used as a method of torture but rather an opportunity to become contributing members of society, Pope Francis said.
African-American Couple Demands Apology from Priest for Past KKK Actions
We reported earlier that a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Arlington had come clean about his past in the Ku Klux Klan. William Aitcheson, while a member of the Klan, burnt a cross on the lawn of a couple in Maryland. He was charged with the crime and ordered to pay restitution, but never did.
Priest asks Forgiveness for Having Been KKK Member as Young Man
Father William Aitcheson, a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, asked forgiveness for having been a member of the Ku Klux Klan years ago as “an impressionable young man.”
Be Transformed Through True Repentance
Kelvin Banda OP – The mercy and forgiveness which God offers us should always be accompanied by our acknowledgement of our sinfulness. This is the essence of repentance: recognising our sinfulness. The expression “to...
Make confession more available, God’s heart is always open, pope says
Hear confession every time someone asks, Pope Francis said, and don’t ever put limited hours on the sacrament of reconciliation. “Please, let there never be those signs that say, ‘Confessions: Mondays and Wednesdays from...
Pope Suggests Lenten Exercise of Asking God Why He Weeps
Lent is a time for Christians to reflect on the ways they have disappointed God and resolve to return to him with their whole hearts, Pope Francis said. “To forget that God created us,...
