Let Sacred Music Touch Our Faith
As in all movements that bring together people from different perspectives, in ecumenism there is rightly a desire to find the things that everyone can agree about....
Church / Mass / Raymond Perrier / Religious Music
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published May 3, 2023 · Last modified May 2, 2023
As in all movements that bring together people from different perspectives, in ecumenism there is rightly a desire to find the things that everyone can agree about....
Christian Living / Church / Church History / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published April 12, 2023
There was a time in history when the rules of the Church were the law of the land — and this was true across most of Western...
Church / Death / Faith Life / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published March 16, 2023 · Last modified March 15, 2023
The end of the past year saw a spate of deaths: celebrities from the worlds of music, film and fashion; Pope Emeritus Benedict — and then, on...
Most Christians, Catholic and non-Catholic, tend to think that ours is an opinionated Church. Even someone with little interest in religion knows the Catholic Church’s views on...
During the festive season, one of our regular carols encourages us to sing about “tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy”. Joy is an important...
Christian Living / Church / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published December 3, 2022 · Last modified December 5, 2022
Once again on the first day of December, we commemorated World Aids Day. It might sound a bit uncaring, but in a sense it has become “once...
Christian Living / Church / Church History / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published November 9, 2022
Whether you are a fan of monarchies or not, it was impossible to ignore the impact on the world of the death in September of Queen Elizabeth...
Christian Living / Church / Church History / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published October 4, 2022
The telling and retelling of stories is at the heart of our tradition as Catholic Christians. While the Gospels do contain a lot of counsel on how...
Church / Poverty & Social Justice / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published September 15, 2022 · Last modified September 29, 2022
Last month, I wrote about the synodality discussions that I hosted with leaders of other Christian denominations and other faiths. This month I want to look at...
Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Eucharist / Interfaith dialogue / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published August 10, 2022
I hope that most readers of The Southern Cross have by now participated in some way in the synodality process. This is the call from Pope Francis...
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