St Joseph Sodality mentors boy youth at Maria Mabasotho
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – Following the example of Fr Meshack Maine Phenethi of the Lelapeng la Lerato retreat centre, who has spoken out about Catholic youth’s immoral...
Sin in our Lives
What is the Church’s Teaching on Original Sin?
In a discussion, I was told that the Church has revised its position on original sin, so that we are not born with this sin at all. Is that true? Why, then, would baptism, which I was taught frees us from original sin, be necessary for salvation?
Receiving Communion in Mortal Sin?
Question: Our priest has told us that if a person receives Communion in a state of mortal sin, the host ceases to be the body of Christ...
Pope, still recovering from illness, urges the prideful not to judge
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus’ moral commandments to “never judge.” The sin of pride “ruins human relationships”...
Still sick, pope has aide read his audience talk on envy and pride
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Arriving in a wheelchair instead of walking with his cane, Pope Francis began his weekly general audience by telling visitors and pilgrims,...
Pope: Vices are Beasts of the Soul that Need Taming
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Vices, such as vanity and greed, are like “wild beasts” of the soul that risk tearing people apart, Pope Francis said. Vices...
Laziness is a symptom of ‘acedia’ a dangerous vice, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The vice of “acedia,” often translated as “sloth,” can cause laziness, but it is much more than that; it is a lack...
Pope: Wallowing in Sorrow is a Vice
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Feeling sad, disappointed or ashamed of oneself sometimes is normal and can even lead to conversion, but when people wallow in their...
Moral Conscience Needs More Than The Catechism
How do we grow in light of the Church’s teachings? The answer isn’t as simple as it might seem. Sarah-Leah Pimentel explains. For many generations of Catholics, religious formation began...
Pope: Be generous with others; greed is a sickness
By Carol Glatz, CNS – It is easy to believe one is the master of everything one owns, Pope Francis said, but often the opposite happens and...
