Sacrifice for the Right Reasons
At the beginning of the Palm Sunday Mass in a few weeks’ time, we will hear these words: “Brothers and...
Lent
Pope Proposes Lenten Resolution: Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
By Justin McLellan, CNS – This Lent, Christians should become “seekers of light” by keeping their sights set on the...
Woe to those who end up in media ‘meat grinder,’ papal preacher says
By Carol Glatz , CNS – The media and social networks can be crueller than wild beasts, the preacher of...
St Francis of Assisi Vanderbijlpark: Bags of Love Lenten Project
By Elaine Prosper – The three pillars i.e. prayer, fasting and almsgiving are reiterated during Lent and remain our Christian...
Papal Preacher takes to Social Media during Lent
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The cardinal accustomed to preaching to popes and officials of the Roman Curia is now...
What’s the Point of Fasting?
God commanded it, Jesus practised it, Church Fathers have preached the importance of it – fasting is a powerful and...
Pope Gives Seminarians Lenten Goals
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – During Lent, Pope Francis said, Catholics – and especially Catholic seminarians – should rediscover the...
God is in Charge: 1st Sunday of Lent
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – First Sunday of Lent – Year B SERMON AND LISTENING TO THE WORD Theme: “Divine Control:...
Ask God for Passion: Six Weeks of Renewing Our Faith
Lent isn’t just about giving something up for a time. It’s about giving more of ourselves in order to get closer to God. We can give up something that we like to do, in order to make extra time to communicate with God — extra prayer time.
