Get thee to a confessional: Pope goes and wants you to as well
By Cindy Wooden – Go to confession. Soon. For Pope Francis, the Year of Mercy is all about sharing the experience of...
Sacraments
Did or didn’t Jesus baptise people?
Did Jesus himself actually baptise people with water, as did the disciples? This seems evident in John 3:22 but is...
Why I Don’t do ‘Bling’ Weddings or Funerals
Recently, at a funeral service, a bling, boutique undertaker asked me to step aside from my customary place at the...
Bishops’ Rules for Blessed Oil
After consultation with the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the bishops of the SACBC have decided as follows regarding the blessed oil commonly referred to as oil of gladness by others.
Proclaim the Truth of the Eucharist
From Henry Sylvester, Cape Town – Patrick Dacey (October 7) raises an interesting question on why clerics feel the necessity to...
Communion for non-Catholics issue
Francis Boulle, Cape Town – Michael Shackleton’s column is always worth reading and the column Communion for non-Catholics? (October 1)...
Is the Eucharist just a Re-Enactment?
As an Irish Catholic born 80 years ago, I have been brought up to believe that when we receive the...
Why intercommunion is impossible
Siphiwe Felix Mkhize, Pretoria – Referring Michael Shackleton’s Open Door article Can Catholics receive Anglican Communion? (September 13), it is...
Anglican Communion
Please give an answer to whether we may receive Holy Communion at an Anglican eucharistic service. G Delange King Henry...
