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...
Church / Confession / Pray with The Pope / Sacraments
by Chris Chatteris · Published March 1, 2021 · Last modified March 2, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Christian Living / Church / Feast Days / Fr Ralph de Hahn / Holy Spirit / Pentecost / Sacraments
by Fr Ralph de Hahn · Published May 30, 2020 · Last modified May 27, 2020
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...
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...
By Tim Swift – Confession has a confession to make: The sacrament of reconciliation isn’t the draw it once was. A recent Pew Research Center study found that...
*This updated article replaces the lead in the print issue of this week’s Southern Cross and features in the digital edition – Subscribe to receive The Southern...
Pupils at Brescia House School in Bryanston, Johannesburg, received their First Communion at the church of the Resurrection in Bryanston. Parish priest Fr Keith Gordon-Davis is seen...
Church / Parish Life / Sacraments
by Tamar SC · Published February 24, 2020 · Last modified February 25, 2020
St Clare’s parish in Elsies River, Cape Town, celebrated the confirmation of young members with Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David, parish priest Fr Job Kaleekaparampil MSFS, the deacon...
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