Confession Once a Year?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: In one of your recent columns, you stated: “Strictly speaking, one is obliged to go to the sacrament of penance only...
Category: Sacraments
Francine Nzombo of Holy Family College Confirmed
At Holy Family College Durban we acknowledge the commitment of our learners. We are very proud that Grade 12 learner, Francine Nzombo, managed to make her Confirmation...
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)...
Where Should the Tabernacle Be Kept?
By Fr Thomas Plastow SJ Question: In older churches, the tabernacle used to be in the sanctuary, but the modern trend has been to move it away...
Pray with the Pope: March 2021
General Intention: Let us pray that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the infinite mercy of God. Taste God’s infinite mercy...
Cardinal Upholds ‘Probable Invalidity’ Of Confession By Phone
By Carol Glatz – Even though the world is facing a pandemic that may limit many people’s ability to celebrate the sacraments, particularly those people who are...
Confirmations for St John’s & St Brendan’s Parishes!
In one of the first Confirmations since lockdown, Archbishop Brislin and Fr Subeesh Kalappurackal with the class of 2020 Confirmandees from St John’s & St Brendan’s parishes...
Alyssa Williams Baptised!
Fr Raphael Thomas baptises Alyssa Williams, the younger daughter of Southern Cross columnist Keenan Williams (right), at St Ninian’s church in Kuils River, Cape Town. Holding Alyssa...
Priest Finds Out His Baptism and, therefore, Ordination are Invalid
By Michael Stechschulte – August has been a roller coaster for Father Matthew Hood, who was ordained to the priesthood – some might say for the second...
Vatican: Baptisms That Use A Modified Formula Are Not Valid
By Carol Glatz – Changing the words of the formula for baptism render the sacrament invalid, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Specifically, a baptism...
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...
Priest Begins Offering Drive-Through Confessions In Church Parking Lot
By Josephine von Dohlen – When public Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington were suspended in efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Father Scott Holmer, pastor...
