Prayer for Priests
Pat Rother, Cape Town – With all the trouble in the Catholic Church, I feel we need to pray for...
November 2018
Are We Doomed?
Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ is like a whisper against thunder. All around us, his call to respect the biodiversity...
The Rosary is My Secret to Traffic Calmness
Judith Sims, Johannesburg – I have a 10-bead rosary in my car which hangs on the indicator lever. I hold...
Big Bang to be Named in Honour of Priest
The International Astronomical Union has voted in favour of a recommendation to rename the official term for the Big Bang Theory to acknowledge the contributions of Belgian priest and astronomer Georges Lemaître to the scientific theory of the expansion of the universe.
Eshowe Youth Confirmed!
Twelve young people were confirmed at St Benedict’s cathedral in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal. With the candidates are (far left) cathechist Ori Vaarmark,...
Dealing with the Loss of a Child
The loss of a child — in utero or later — gives us a sense of so much loss of potential, a loss of possibility, and a loss of the story of relationship that we are all part of.
Cupcakes for Cancer!
The MAIM ministry (Ministry of Assistance to Mothers and Infants) of Christ the King parish in Wentworth, Durban, held a “Cupcake Cancer Day”, with the proceeds...
Greed Can Indeed Overwhelm Us
Roy Glover, Knysna – I write in full support of the excellent letter by Sr Angelika Laub OP. What is...
Pope: Drop the ‘Phobia of the Poor’
People must make “a serious examination of conscience to understand whether we are really capable of listening to the poor,” the pope said in a message for World Day of the Poor
