Catholic Schools

The editorial, of the recent copy of The Southern Cross, is about Catholic schools in South Africa. The editorial expresses the valuable role that Catholic schools play in society. The editorial acknowledges that the majority, apparently 73%, of those who attend Catholics schools are not Catholic, but defends the need to retain Catholic schools by saying that:

Letter on Abortion From South African Bishop's

Here is a copy of a letter from the South African Catholic Bishops Conference. It was emailed to the members of its mailing list today. If you are not yet a member of the mailing list of the SACBC, go to their website here and sign up as a member.

Secularism

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C

I came across this letter, from the Bishop of Peoria, in Illinois, USA. It is long but its content is of such a nature that it is worthwhile to take the time to read it. The letter contains an explicit warning, from Bishop Jenky, that “it is critically necessary to raise an alarm among the faithful regarding growing threats to our religious freedom due to the increasing steps toward radical secularization”.

The Cross Exemplifies Every Virtue

Today is the Feast of a truly great man, Saint Thomas Aquinas. Naturally, Matins for today has, as its second reading, one of his sermons. It is titled: “The Cross exemplifies every virtue”.

Refute Falsehood

The Benedíctus antiphon, during Lauds for this morning, the memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, reads:

“Proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience – but always with patience and the intention of teaching.”

Pope Calls A "Staff" Meeting

It must be an absolute nightmare trying to manage communication from the Vatican. We have all on occasion, I am sure, had cause to wonder what the Vatican was thinking with some of its communication. Just today I read that the Pope had been drawn into some controversy, regarding the Romeo Castellucci show, because of a letter that was presented as an official response from the Holy See.

Reason To Be Catholic #563

Here are some thoughts, from another Blogger, that we would be wise to always keep in mind and consider. It is what makes our Catholic Faith so magnificent. It reminds us that, no matter what other denominations may accuse us of, we are truly focussed on our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He is the centre of our faith. Our faith is not reliant on personalities and items of a temporal nature.

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Marriage: Union of One Man and One Woman

Is it just me or do other Catholics also get as excited as I do, when I read and see our bishops standing up and defending our faith. It re-energises me and makes me want to do the same. It encourages me to stand up proudly and shout from the rooftop: “I love Jesus and I am Catholic and I am proud of it!” Here is an example of one such recent event that got me this excited.

Start Defending The Church

Do Catholics understand the extent to which the Church is under attack? This is not some imagined phenomenon, which a handful of fanatical Catholics are blowing out of proportion. No, the attack on the Church is real and is steadily increasing.

Westridge Student Centre

Any parent, who has a child heading off to University, especially if they need to reside away from home, is obviously concerned with the welfare of their child. There are a number of horrific stories of what these young adults could be exposed to, even in a University Residence. Add to this the fact that so many students, particularly first and second year students, discover, only too late, how the freedom of residing away from home and parents, often leads to them, at the very least, failing their subjects and as a result dropping out of University completely.