Is Ubuntu is Jesus’ Worldview?
This will be the last of my columns for 2018, a journey that has attempted to “Catholicise” the concept of ubuntu. At a conference early in the year I asked sodality members if ubuntu...
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Capuchin tells Pope: In Times of Trouble, Hold Fast to God
When storm clouds gather and the Catholic Church is tossed by the scandalous behaviour of some of its members, Catholics must repeat what St. Francis of Assisi repeated: “God is and that suffices,” the...
Priests and Bishops Attend Family Violence Conference
Priests and bishops from various dioceses attended a conference on the family and violence in Benoni, Gauteng. The guest speakers, from Canada, were clinical psychologist Dr Christauria Welland and her husband Michael Welland. Bishops...
Marriage Preparation at St Peter Claver Parish
St Peter Claver parish in Pimville, Soweto, presented couples who had completed their marriage preparation course with certificates. Parish priest Fr Tom Segami OMI and Fr Mahlomola Skoto OMI blessed all the couples. Thato...
46 Kids Receive Their First Communion!
Two groups of children celebrated their First Communion at Christ the King parish in Queenswood, Pretoria. With the first group of 21 at left are (from left) teacher Wendy Jacobs, Deacon Tony Tweehuizen, parish priest Fr...
Vatican: No to Killer Robots
Fully automated and autonomous lethal weapons systems must be banned now before they become a reality in tomorrow’s wars, a Vatican representative said. The development of robotic weapons or “killer robots” will provide “the...
East London Catechists Attend Workshop
A group of catechists from East London deanery participated in a reflective workshop based on Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, concerning the present challenge of caring for the Earth. Catechists were asked to suggest...
How to Pray for Parish Priests
Fr Christopher Neville OFM, Durban – With great joy I read the letter “Pray for priests” by Pat Rother. I don’t believe in coincidence but in “Godincidence”. Within a few days of reading the...
Like Having Dinner With Pope Francis
A FUTURE OF FAITH: The Path of Change in Politics and Society, by Pope Francis with Dominique Wolton. Bluebird/Pan Macmillan. 2018. 324pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher Imagine you are at a dinner party, and...
German Prosecutors Launch Crackdown on Church Sex Abuse
German police and prosecutors are launching investigations into clergy sexual abuse following the release of a report containing evidence of 3,700 alleged child sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church over a 68-year-period. Authorities...
A Norbertine Abbey, Steeped in Tradition, Uses Modern Outreach
The Norbertine Fathers at St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, California, just opened their doors, so to speak, to the world at large. The priests and seminarians who live a monastic life at the abbey...
Church – A Vibrant Sign of God’s Presence
The archdiocese of Cape Town, where I live, has just finished another season of Ecclesia, titled “The Church is an Open Door”. This season focused on the spirituality of social justice. For most of...
My Life as a Priest Gives Me Great Joy
I would like to convey the joy of being a priest. Throughout the month of November, I have been giving retreats to different sodalities at the parish where I serve, St Charles Lwanga in Botshabelo, in the archdiocese of Bloemfontein.
