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“When Maria Goretti was canonized a saint in 1947, there was an unlikely participant among the quarter million worshippers in Saint Peter’s Square. Alessandro Serenelli, the man who had killed the young Maria after she resisted his attempts to rape her, knelt in prayer. Maria was the Read More →

Today we celebrate the Feast of St John the Baptist. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to reflect on our call as catechists.  John the Baptist preached the coming of the Saviour in a selfless manner.  As catechists we are also called to promote the reign of God in a selfless manner Read More →

Matthew 28: 18 – 20 reads “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And look, I am with you Read More →

The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Solemnity in the Catholic Church. A solemnity is the highest ranking feast day in the liturgical calendar, commemorating an event in the life of Jesus, his mother Mary, or an important saint. History Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goe Read More →

Some of things we hear about God are so wonderful that we cannot understand them fully. They are God’s mysteries, but we know that they are true because Jesus has told us about them. One of these mysteries is that although there is only one God, there are three Divine Persons in God. Read More →

This feast commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and takes its name from the fact that it comes nearly 50 days after Easter. According to the New Catholic Dictionary of 1929, the word Pentecost is Greek for pentecostes which means “fiftieth”. It was a Jewish fe Read More →

Forty days after the Resurrection of Jesus, the Church celebrates His ascension. Throughout most of the world this feast was celebrated last Thursday known as Ascension Thursday. In some places (our archdiocese, for example), however, this feast is transferred to Sunday. Read More →

A catechist instructs others in the one, true faith professed by the Church founded by Jesus Christ. The bedrock of Mary’s qualifications as catechist is made visible in these qualities: • Mary’s clear and understanding faith • Mary’s union in prayer with the Heart o Read More →

Jesus, in today’s gospel passage says to us, “I am the true vine and my Father is the vine-dresser” (or gardener). Although there is no mention specifically about the vines being grape-vines yet it is taken for granted that is what Jesus was using as a symbol for the relationship we m Read More →

The Catholic Children on Fire for Christ (CCFC) programme has been ministering to Catholic children in Government schools for the past 10 years. Every Lenten season offers an opportunity for the catechists in the various areas of the country to make the story of our salvation come ali Read More →