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,...
2018
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
A Synod on Women?
Following last month’s Synod of Bishops on Youth, suggestions have been made that the next synod might be dedicated to...
Pope: Eucharist Creates the Communion the World Needs
Even in societies increasingly marked by divisions and prejudice, Catholics gather every Sunday “in the Lord’s name and acknowledge that they are brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis said.
Why We Can’t be Silent to Cries of Poor
World Day of the Poor was first proposed in 2016 in Pope Francis’ apostolic letter for the Year of Mercy, Misericordia et misera, which calls on the faithful to “make a serious examination of conscience, to see if we are truly capable of hearing the cry of the poor”.
