Church / Church History / Church Teaching / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Admin · Published January 28, 2020 · Last modified January 23, 2020
Why do Catholics venerate images, and doesn’t the Bible forbid this? Over two weeks, PROF MICHAEL OGUNU will address these and other questions about images in the Church. An image is an imitation or likeness...
Chatteris / Pray with The Pope
by Chris Chatteris · Published January 28, 2020 · Last modified January 23, 2020
The World is on the Move General Intention: We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered. Perhaps there are places in the...
Once upon a time, the Catholic Church dictated to Hollywood what was morally permissible in movies, as CHAZ MUTH explains. Movies have enchanted the public since the late 19th century, providing audiences with vivid storytelling on...
Christian Living / Church / Forgiveness / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published January 28, 2020 · Last modified January 23, 2020
A cheesy cartoon from the 1970s had the slogan, “Love is… never having to say you are sorry”. I think that as Christians we should beg to differ, because one of the marks of Christian...
On January 31, a film about a Catholic victim of the Nazis opens in South Africa. JOHN MULDERIG reviews A Hidden Life, about the martyr Bl Franz Jägerstätter and his wife Franziska. In 2007, Franz Jägerstätter...
Church / Parish Life / Sacraments
by hazelelponiSC · Published January 28, 2020 · Last modified January 24, 2020
Young members of All Saints parish in Ennerdale, Johannesburg, celebrated their confirmation with Auxiliary Bishop Duncan Tsoke. (Photo: Mashadi Makhondo) More Stories: Confirmation at Holy Family, Newlands East! First Communion at Our Lady of...
Among the countless vulnerable human beings in our world, none are more vulnerable than millions of unborn babies threatened by abortion. Even a new-born baby is less vulnerable. Hardly anyone could kill a new-born...
Church / Parish Life / Sacraments
by Tamar SC · Published January 27, 2020 · Last modified January 28, 2020
The church of the Resurrection in Table View, Cape Town, celebrated the confirmation of young parishioners. They are seen with (seated from left) Fr Carlo Adams OSFS, Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David OMI, and Fr...
Church / Church Teaching / Education / Education 2020
by Admin · Published January 27, 2020 · Last modified January 23, 2020
Our children now have ready access to porn, and child pornography is on the rise, with half of South African learners having actively searched for sexual material. LOIS LAW looks at what that means,...
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis condemned the “barbaric resurgence” of anti-Semitism and criticised the selfish indifference that is creating the conditions for division, populism and hatred. “I will never tire of firmly condemning...
Fr James John Towell OMI celebrated the diamond jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. Fr Towell, who is retired at St Charles’ parish in Victory Park, Johannesburg, was the first resident parish priest...
Bishops / Church / Editorials 2020
by Editor · Published January 26, 2020 · Last modified January 23, 2020
After many years of extensive work and consultation, today, January 26, will see the official launch of the local Church’s new pastoral plan at a Mass in Soweto’s Regina Mundi church. The new pastoral...
Centenary Year / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published January 25, 2020 · Last modified January 20, 2020
Second feast of Bl Benedict Daswa The celebrations of the second feast day of Bl Daswa, on February 1, will be held at Tshitanini village, where the beatification took place in 2015, and where...
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