Bishops / Church / Church History
by Admin · Published February 23, 2020 · Last modified February 22, 2020
Three archbishops united to honour a fourth one: (from left) Archbishop Emeritus William Slattery of Pretoria, Cardinal Wilfrid Cardinal Napier of Durban, and Abel Gabuza, coadjutor and future archbishop of Durban, stand in Emmanuel...
A singing and dancing priest hopes to represent Ireland in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, one of Europe’s premier annual television events. Fr Ray Kelly, 66, said if his song “Hallelujah Day” is chosen...
By Mandla Zibi – The 80-year-old Mt Nicholas parish in Mthatha diocese celebrated the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. “The intention of celebrating the Ursuline Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary was to...
February 20 marks the centenary of the death of the youngest of the three visionaries of Fatima, St Jacinta Marto. MICHAEL OGUNU looks back at the life of this little girl of big faith.
Among the many Catholics who died at the hands of the Nazis were two of the founders of the Young Christian Workers movement. STEFAN GIGACZ tells their story.
Bible / Church / Depression &Suicide / Faith Life
by Admin · Published February 18, 2020 · Last modified February 14, 2020
By Fr Oskar Wermter SJ – One of the most exciting stories in the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, is the Book of Job. Job is a just man; he has faith and complete...
Bible / Church / Church History / Prof Michael Ogunu
by Admin · Published February 10, 2020 · Last modified February 6, 2020
Many people falsely imagine that Catholics “worship” images. In the second article of his two-part series, PROF MICHAEL OGUNU explains that the Catholic veneration of images has biblical support. The Bible certainly condemns the worship of...
Church / Religious Life / Sydney Duval
by Admin · Published February 6, 2020 · Last modified January 30, 2020
By Sydney Duval – At the centre of liturgical and community life in Holy Trinity church at Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, was Franciscan Nardini Sister Sola Schaumann celebrating her 100th birthday. Sr Sola’s Nardini companions, the hierarchy,...
Christian Living / Church / Education / Family
by Admin · Published February 4, 2020 · Last modified January 30, 2020
New start, fresh perspectives and yet some things stayed the same. As always, on school days a woman accompanies her children on a 3km uphill journey. I’ve watched them for five years: slim mother...
By Bishop Victor Phalana – Oblate Father Joseph “Jef” Hollanders, who was killed in a robbery in his presbytery in the village of Bodibe on January 12, was a pioneer of the diocese of...
By Lionel Fynn – Are reflective sciences still relevant today? The introduction of the scientific revolution did away with the traditional theological dispensation and brought with it a shift of consciousness from reflective to...
By Mandla Zibi – A total of 490 years of combined religious service were celebrated in Mthatha at the jubilees of ten Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood. Celebrating their diamond jubilees (60 years) were...
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