…And in All Things, Always Charity
Recently, I took part in a Facebook discussion on the building of the Shrine of Mary, Mother of Mercy in […]
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School News
Child latrine deaths: School Management Failure
There are about four million pit latrines in use across the country where proper sanitation is not available. The Department
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Parish Life Prayer Priests
Prayer for Priests
Fr Nhlanhla Mazibuko (left) and Fr Jabulani Ndaba (right), both of Eshowe diocese, with Dr CW Zondo of St Martin
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Christian Living Ethics & Human Dignity Sin in our Lives
Pope: Cheating Workers Out of Just Wages is a Mortal Sin
Loving wealth destroys the soul, and cheating people of their just wages and benefits is a mortal sin, Pope Francis said. Jesus did not mince words when he said, “Woe to you who are rich,” after listing the Beatitudes as written according to St. Luke, the pope said in a morning homily.
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Church Vatican
Vatican Official Hails Lay Leaders in the Church
Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, secretary of the Congregation of the Evangelisation of Peoples, leads Mass in Gaborone’s Christ the King cathedral
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Religious Life Vocations
Fr Joy Sebastian: Become Part of the Salesian Family
On Good Shepherd Sunday, the Salesian Youth Movement of Gauteng region held a Vocations Awareness Day at All Saints parish in Ennerdale,
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Church Religious Life
New Rules for Nuns
The Vatican has released an instruction with new norms for contemplative orders of nuns, encouraging cooperation among their monasteries and outlining procedures for communities left with only a few members. The document, “Cor Orans” (“Praying Heart”), aims to safeguard the identity and mission of contemplative women religious
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Christian Living Church Pope Francis
Pope Worried by Selfie Culture
Meeting with priests and lay leaders of the diocese of Rome, the pope said he realised the negative social implications of technology a few days earlier when he was greeting teens participating in a programme of the international network of Scholas Occurrentes.
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Church
The State of Education in South Africa
South Africa’s basic education system is largely on the right track, but huge challenges remain, as Mduduzi Qwabe explains. The provision of basic education remains one of the key priorities of government, with an allocated budget of R246,8 billion this year.
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