Pope: Rather than blaming God, Jesus says ‘Look Inside Ourselves’
By Carol Glatz – Jesus asks people to turn away from evil and renounce the temptation to sin rather than blame God for terrible events, Pope Francis said....
By Carol Glatz – Jesus asks people to turn away from evil and renounce the temptation to sin rather than blame God for terrible events, Pope Francis said....
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians must never engage in dialogue with the devil, but instead must fight against temptations with the same spiritual weapons Jesus...
Easter / Lent / Prayer / Raymond Perrier / Repentance
by Raymond Perrier · Published February 24, 2020 · Last modified March 2, 2020
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...
Repentance / Sin in our Lives / Your Letters
by Letters Editor · Published June 26, 2018 · Last modified June 25, 2018
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...
Church / God & Salvation / Repentance / Sin in our Lives
by Caleb SC · Published March 18, 2018 · Last modified March 14, 2018
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.
Ash Wednesday / Jesus / Lent / Repentance
by Michael Shackleton · Published February 14, 2018 · Last modified February 9, 2018
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
Jesus / Repentance / Salvation / Scripture / Your Letters
by Letters Editor · Published November 21, 2017 · Last modified November 19, 2017
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.
Sin is a rebellious act against God that requires more than just a trip to the dry cleaners to wipe clean
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.
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.
Forgiveness / Mercy & Forgiveness / Priests / Repentance
by Jael SC · Published August 27, 2017 · Last modified August 24, 2017
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.”
Easter / God & Salvation / Gospel / Repentance
by Caleb SC · Published April 7, 2017 · Last modified April 5, 2017
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...
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