Xhosa mystic saw the light
I recently had opportunity to attend a live gospel show of Joyous Celebration. I’m normally not a happy-clappy kind of Christian, but I had to drive my...
by Mphuthumi Ntabeni · Published March 26, 2008 · Last modified November 17, 2016
I recently had opportunity to attend a live gospel show of Joyous Celebration. I’m normally not a happy-clappy kind of Christian, but I had to drive my...
Unless something quite remarkable should happen, this weekend’s elections in Zimbabwe will see Robert Mugabe returned to the presidency by a robust margin. The international election observers...
On Easter morning, after the horror of Friday and desolation of Saturday, we arrive at the tomb, with the women, to find the stone rolled away from...
by Chris Moerdyk · Published March 19, 2008 · Last modified December 13, 2017
Whenever I think of Easter, I can’t help but recall all those times I have painted myself into a corner and the Good Lord has held out...
Give us the joy of your love. These words of a responsorial psalm one day during last Advent touched me particularly. I printed it out, added a...
by Fr Mathibela Sebothoma · Published March 17, 2008 · Last modified September 4, 2017
The drama starts at 10:48 am one Thursday morning. A young man knocks at the door. He is looking for a Mr Sibiya. Unsuspectingly I tell him...
Hosanna! The crowds in Jerusalem afforded Jesus an euphoric entry into Jerusalem. Within five days, a blink of the eye in a lifetime, Jesus died an unheralded...
by Mphuthumi Ntabeni · Published March 5, 2008 · Last modified September 1, 2009
I have a friend who is a non-practising rabbi and an atheist. He recently visited me from New York City. He is enjoying his Kiddushin—a period of...
Spare a thought for the poor priest who must prepare a homily, often every week, which will not only grab his congregation’s attention, but also communicate matters...
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