Episodes
Sunday Nov 25, 2012
Three steps to heaven
Sunday Nov 25, 2012
Sunday Nov 25, 2012
Sunday 25th November - the Feast of Christ the King. The readings are Daniel 7:13-14; Apocalypse (Revelation) 1:5-8; and John 18:33-37
Most people in the world seem to want to take a gamble that the Second Coming will not happen when they are alive. So how do we, as Christians, go against the popular, yet foolish flow?
Saturday Nov 10, 2012
Are Catholics crazy to pray for the dead?
Saturday Nov 10, 2012
Saturday Nov 10, 2012
The world at large is horrified by the idea of a Mass for the Dead. It is upsetting, incongruous and bewildering. A service about death, to pray for the dead, followed by a slap up dinner. Are Catholics mad?November is the month when Catholics particularly remember to pray for the dead. This homily was prepared for a Mass for the Dead celebrated by members of the Catenian Association on 8th November 2012. It is based on the two readings: Isaiah 25: 6-9 and John 11:32-45.