A Season of Special Joy
Dear Reader, When we are young, a year takes so long that when the Advent wreaths go up again, we barely remember last Christmas. For me, and...
Dear Reader, When we are young, a year takes so long that when the Advent wreaths go up again, we barely remember last Christmas. For me, and...
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 5, 2023 · Last modified November 30, 2023
The Nativity scene that forms such an important part of our celebration of the Christmas season was invented by St Francis of Assisi. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER takes a...
Advent / Church / Pilgrimage / Simmermacher / The Holy Land
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 4, 2023
This Advent, the faithful can make a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land. ( The “Star of Wonder Advent Pilgrimage of Peace” started on the first Sunday...
Bible / Christian Living / Church / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published November 7, 2023
The parable of the Workers in the Vineyard’s lesson holds both good and difficult news for us, Gunther Simmermacher reflects. The central objective of our faith is...
Church / Church Teaching / Editorials 2023 / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 23, 2023
Dear Reader, During the month of November, we Catholics remember our dead. Our feature article in this issue on how we relate to our departed loved ones...
Church / Feast Days / Mass / Question & Answer / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 10, 2023
Question: Why does the Church transfer our great solemnities, such as the Ascension in May or the Assumption of Our Lady in August, to the following Sunday?...
Church / Editorials 2023 / Racism / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 5, 2023
A video clip is currently circulating which accuses Cardinal Stephen Brislin of racism for not embracing and kissing an African cardinal in the way he greets two...
Church / Saints / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 4, 2023 · Last modified October 3, 2023
As a youngster he lived the high life, but now he is known as the ‘beggar saint’. This is the life of the much-loved St Francis of...
Bishops / Church / Mass / Simmermacher / Vatican
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 1, 2023 · Last modified October 2, 2023
A day after receiving the red hat from Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Cardinal Stephen Brislin of Cape Town presided over a Thanksgiving Mass in St...
Bible / Church / Mary & Joseph / Question & Answer / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published September 26, 2023 · Last modified September 24, 2023
Question: Your Saint of the Month article on St Joseph (March 2023) states: “Joseph and Mary are not yet married when they go to Bethlehem where she...
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