Church / Liturgy / Mass / Pope Francis
by hazelelponiSC · Published February 17, 2019 · Last modified February 15, 2019
The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said. “We know that it is not enough to change liturgical...
Bible / Church / Fr Russell Politt SJ / Liturgy / Mass
by Russell Pollitt SJ · Published January 30, 2019
For all the reasons we can muster to explain why people stop coming to Mass, “There comes a point when we have to stop and ask ourselves an important question: what is the quality...
Liturgy / Mass / Religious Music
by Jael SC · Published September 22, 2018 · Last modified September 20, 2018
By Theo Lawrence & Mary Leveson – Cape Town’s St Mary’s cathedral is fast becoming fertile ground for young organists. Its resident organist, Dale de Windt, is a teenager, and lately another young Catholic with...
Church / Fr John Allen Green / Liturgy / Mass readings
by asiel · Published August 12, 2018 · Last modified August 10, 2018
What does it mean to have life until the age to come? All of us live as though we have more time; more time to do things; more time to be with loved ones...
Church / Fr John Allen Green / Liturgy / Scripture
by asiel · Published August 5, 2018 · Last modified August 3, 2018
In today’s gospel story, we are given a great example of such incomprehension. The crowds that have gathered around Jesus don’t understand and look for a sign such as their ancestors received. The...
Fr John Allen Green / Liturgy / Mass readings
by Kilian SC · Published July 29, 2018 · Last modified July 28, 2018
Fr John Allen Green OFM – I recently had lunch with someone I have known for almost five decades. He shuffled around the kitchen complaining of this and that, bemoaning how “things are not...
Letter of the Week / Liturgy / Mass
by Letters Editor · Published December 20, 2017 · Last modified December 18, 2017
I have a difficulty regarding the naming of one part of the liturgical year which I would like to share with Southern Cross readers, to discover whether I am alone with this problem. That difficulty is the use of the word “ordinary” as in “Ordinary Time”.
Music in churches should be “beautiful and magnificent”, but also hospitable and accessible to everyone, according to an expert in liturgy.
by Tamar SC · Published December 7, 2017 · Last modified December 6, 2017
During the four weeks of Advent, the worldwide Church is not idle – here are some of the feasts that are celebrated. It celebrates plenty of major feasts with lots of customs, traditions and even special foods during the month of December.
Church / Liturgy / Saints / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published November 21, 2017 · Last modified November 24, 2017
We know that images and statues of Christ and the saints are nothing more than plaster, wood or paint. As such they have no magical powers.
Liturgy / Mass / Pope Francis
by asiel · Published November 12, 2017 · Last modified November 9, 2017
The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said
Incense has been used in the Catholic liturgy for ages. But doesn’t its use come from pagan origins?
