On Sunday, July 11, football’s Euros Championship will conclude with the final between Italy and England in London, exactly a […]
Church, Football and GOATS: Five Catholic Soccer Facts Read Post »
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: The Church’s ancient teaching is that those who commit suicide cannot enter heaven, yet some
Can Those Who Die by Suicide Go to Heaven? Read Post »
BLOODY SUNDAY: The Nun, the Defiance Campaign and South Africa’s Secret Massacre, by Mignonne Breier. Tafelberg, Cape Town (2021). 285pp. Reviewed
Book Investigates the Lynching of SA Nun Read Post »
The path to the priesthood is long — from the first discernment to ordination and then ministry. Five Johannesburg
Seminarians Speak: The Priests We Want to Be Read Post »
Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher MUSINGS…In A Strange Time, by Bishop Graham Rose. SA Catholic Online Books (2021). 114 pp. Bishop Graham
Bishop Graham Rose: Musings …in a Strange Time Read Post »
Marriage is difficult, but with love, communication and faith, it is possible to overcome obstacles, writes Günther Simmermacher Many years ago
The Glow of Love at Home Read Post »
At a time when domestic abuse is rife and people are losing hope, there is a saint for both situations.
The Patron of the Impossible: St Rita of Cascia Read Post »
St George slayed no dragons, but he certainly was a real person who was martyred 1700 years ago. Günther Simmermacher
St George ‘the Dragon-Slayer’ was a Real Person Read Post »
A new documentary charts the experience of Irish missionaries under apartheid and afterwards. Günther Simmermacher watched the film — and
Irish Missionaries in South Africa – Poverty, Chastity and (d)is-Obedience Read Post »
