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Fare Thee Well Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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On Saturday, December 31, 2022 the Vatican announced to the world the passing away of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at age 95. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born on April 16, 1927, in Germany’s Bavaria. Through pastoral training, Pope Benedict was a theologian. He became the first Pope from Germany since the 11th century. In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pontiff since the 15th century to resign. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was ordained a priest June 29,... Read more

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Knowing Jesus Through Mother Teresa

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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In response to Christ`s call, Mother Teresa completely denied herself. She was very conscious of the poor from a young age; Jesus Christ was the center of her life, hence, her Christ centric approach to life. Mother Teresa’s hermeneutical interpretation of scripture also transformed the way she approached each suffering individual. Mother Teresa`s Christocentric View Personal and intimate relationship Mother Teresa unequivocally understood Jesus through prayer and devotion. Her intimate relationship with Christ made her see His human dimension in... Read more

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Catholicism – A Religion Or A Denomination? Which Is It?

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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Catholicism (the people (Catholics) and the institution (Catholic Church)) is by far the biggest denomination in the world. It is divided into the Anglo-Catholic derivatives, Eastern Rite, and Latin Rite. The Canons The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEC); Latin; Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium (CCEO)) clearly defines the difference between church and rite as follows: Canon 27 – A group of Christian faithful united by a hierarchy according to the norm of law which the supreme authority of the... Read more

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Archangel Michael, Pray For Us And Our Families

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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In the Book of Revelation, Archangel Michael led God`s armies in the fight against the forces of evil. In Hebrew, the name ‘Michael’ means, “Who is like unto God?” The Archangel is usually depicted holding a sword, scales, banner, and an overpowered dragon. Michael is a symbol of triumph over evil – reminding Christians about the fight with the forces of evil in the world. On July 5 2013, Pope Francis consecrated the Vatican to Archangel Michael`s protection. Like the... Read more

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The Cloud Is Moving For The Laity: August 2022 Consistory

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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On Sunday, May 29, 2022, Pope Francis announced a consistory for August 27, 2022 in which the Pontiff will create 21 new cardinals – 16 of the clergymen are under the age of 80 and thus eligible to vote for the next bishop of Rome in a conclave. On August 29-30, 2022 another consistory will follow; in this consistory, all of the Church`s cardinals will gather to discuss the Roman Curia`s new apostolic constitution, “Praedicate Evangelium” (“Proclaiming the Gospel”) decreed... Read more

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The Red Papal Shoes – Walking In The Footsteps of Jesus

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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“Always remember this: life is a journey. It is a path, a journey to meet Jesus. At the end, and forever. A journey in which we do not encounter Jesus is not a Christian journey.” – Pope Francis In the Catholic Church, the red color symbolizes blood and fire; the color also symbolizes martyrdom, sacrifice, charity, and love. The clergy wear red vestments and the altar is draped in red during the celebration of the Precious Blood of Christ, on... Read more

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Why Do Catholics Pray To Mary?

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:31 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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“Prayer is the raising of one`s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God” – Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 2559). Catholics pray to and praise Mary as a way of raising their minds and hearts to God, they praise her as the Mother of God, as a Vessel, and as a Queen. Catholics praise Mary the same way the Angel Gabriel praised her in his salutation in Luke 1:28, “Hail, favored one!... Read more

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What Is Confirmation In The Catholic Church?

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:32 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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The sacrament of Confirmation strengthens one`s relations with the Church, as Lumen Gentium teaches and Paul VI reaffirmed when promulgating the revised rite of confirmation: “By the sacrament of confirmation they (the faithful) are more perfectly bound to the Church by the sacrament of Confirmation.” The Catholic Church teaches that the Holy Spirit is the supreme gift given at confirmation. Catholics need the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit in order to live a life of divine grace, the life... Read more

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The Different Forms Of Consecrated Life

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:32 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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In the Catholic Church, we have those people who have been set apart to imitate and follow Christ in a distinct way. These people live a consecrated life. They commit to giving everything (poverty) and doing anything (obedience) in God’s service, as a loving response to God’s love for them (chastity). In his apostolic exhortation, Vita Consecrata, St. John Paul II wrote the following, “We are all aware of the treasure which the gift of the consecrated life in the... Read more

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Pray For The Children

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:32 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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On Tuesday 17 May 2022, Independent.co.uk reported about a 20-year-old Mississippi woman, Makaylia Shaylynn Jolley who was charged with capital murder for allegedly throwing her eight-week-old, Khalysie Lashay Jolley onto the road. Authorities were repeatedly called on 12 May, reporting that “a woman had repeatedly and forcibly thrown a baby on the roadway at 775 N. Bierdeman Rd”. Makaylia Shaylynn Jolley is no different to St. Germaine Cousin‘s stepmother, Armande de Rajols who ill-treated little Germaine for 17 years. Saint... Read more

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