Mass Readings: 14 January – 21 January, 2017
Liturgical Calendar Year B – Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday January 14, 2nd Sunday of the Year 1 Samuel 3:3-10, […]
Mass readings
Church lay ministry
Knights Brotherhood Helps Those in Need
The Knights of da Gama Order is a South African brotherhood of Catholic men who are proactively engaged in spiritual, social and charitable works. There are about 1500 knights across the country.
Church Church Teaching Vatican
Vatican’s Rules for Relics
Only relics that have been certified as authentic can be exposed for veneration by the faithful, according to a new Vatican instruction.
Church Religious Life
75th Jubilee for Sister of the Precious Blood
Sr Francis Götte, 94, (far left) a Missionary Sister of the Precious Blood, celebrated the 75th jubilee of her religious profession
Church
Gregorian Chant Called Seminarian to Catholicism
Around this time, Gabe Bouck is reminded of the melodic voice that inspired him to become Catholic. The former Baptist recalled attending his first Mass nearly six years ago where he encountered sounds he had never before heard in a church and it was coming from the priest.
Christmas Nthabiseng Maphisa
See the Jewels on Black Velvet
I feel bad for those who have become so consumed with the errands of the day that they have not taken the time to lift their heads and count the white threads in God’s own tapestry. They sit like jewels in a black velvet box.
Church lay ministry
Oudtshoorn Layman Receives Papal Medal
Willie Lamont, vice-chancellor of the Oudtshoorn diocese, is presented with the papal Bene Merenti medal by Fr Wim Sabo in St Nicholas church. Mr Lamont, who has worked in the chancery since 1977, was only the fourth-ever recipient of the papal medal in Oudtshoorn diocese
Jesus Simmermacher
Was Jesus Black?
Was Jesus black? What did Jesus even look like? And does it matter? These questions, and others, came up repeatedly in conversation and on social media over the Advent and Christmas seasons.
Church Teaching Your Letters
A Fertility Industry Without Ethics
It is difficult for the believer to discern what to do when medical terms and reproductive technologies such as IVF, surrogacy, sperm banks, cloning and embryo splitting, which purport to offer hope in the area of fertility, are not found or explained in the Bible.