Watch The Chrism Mass Live!
Have you ever attended a Chrism Mass? This year’s Chrism Mass for the Archdiocese of Cape Town will be live-streamed on YouTube from Corpus Christi in Wynberg, Cape...
March 2018
Purity: It’s About How We Treat Ourselves
If Catholic morality in the past seemed so obsessed with preventing sexual sin that it ignored sins of injustice, today “we have gone to the opposite extreme,” seemingly concerned only with how people treat others, not with how they treat the gift of their bodies, the papal preacher said.
Fr Denardo Gnanapragas: It’s Life-Changing!
A month after his ordination to the priesthood, “life-changing” and “amazing” are the words Fr Denardo Gnanapragas used to describe his initial experience as a priest.
What Church Says on Land Redistribution
The Catholic Church recognises the right to private property, but this right is subordinate to the common good and the needs of the wider community. The manner of land redistribution will have to be carefully considered and implemented, a Church analyst has said.
Why Do We Pray?
Over the past few weeks, Catholics and people of other faiths have been praying for the rains to come to avert the crisis. I do not want to undermine or diminish the power of prayer, but it is worth asking ourselves what we feel the act of prayer in itself is actually doing.
The History of the Stations of the Cross
During Lent, the faithful practise the devotion of the Stations of the Cross. Prof MICHAEL OGUNU explains the history and purpose of that devotion. Stations of the...
Fr Michael Rasello: Catholic Nurses Guild Chaplain
The Catholic Nurses’ Guild met with their national chaplain, Fr Michael Rasello, in Kroonstad to prepare for their AGM and congress in Welkom from June 22-24.
Diakonia Invites Catholics to Good Friday Service
Catholics are invited to join the Diakonia Council of Churches, when it presents its annual ecumenical Good Friday service on Friday, March 30, starting at the Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) before processing, in silence, through the streets of the city to the Durban City Hall.
New SA hymn written for Our Lady
Ryan Papenfus and Santoro Arikum from the band Candela have created a unique new hymn dedicated to Mother Mary called “Our Lady”. A copy of the song, which has captured the hearts of parishioners both young and old, has been sent to Pope Francis in the hopes of getting it sanctioned in hymn books.
Meet Koketso Mary Zomba, Our Rep in Rome!
A Pretoria Catholic is among the 300 young people at present in Rome for a preparatory meeting for this year’s Synod of Bishops on the youth. Koketso...
