Tradition holds that the Transfiguration of Jesus took place on Mount Tabor, the 586 metre-high bluff which overlooks the Jezreel (or Esdraelon) plains.
Where is the Real Place of the Tranfiguration? Read Post »
Fr Patrick Peyton (1909-1992) was a dynamic advocate for family prayer and a trailblazer in radio broadcast and televised evangelisation.
When ‘Rosary Priest’ Fr Patrick Peyton came to South Africa Read Post »
There is always something salutary about visiting, if one can, a place with deep Catholic roots — especially if
Visit to a Catholic Land Read Post »
In biblical times, as today, water was vital: to be hydrated, to stay clean, to produce crops, to raise livestock. Water was life. So it is no accident that so many crucial events in the Gospel take place around water: the Sea of Galilee, the River Jordan, and the various wells and healing pools.
Finding Jesus at the Waters Read Post »
As the Church marks 200 years of being established in South Africa, Günther Simmermacher gives an overview of Catholic history in the country.
A Timeline of Catholicism in South Africa Read Post »
One of my proudest childhood moments was when my father, a great football journalist, quizzed me about the 1974 World Cup.
How a True Football Hero Emerged Read Post »
During this year’s World Cup, we will see many footballers cross themselves as they take to the field or after scoring goals, or exhibit their Christian faith in other ways.
Footballers of Faith! Read Post »
In the final of his three articles on sites of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Holy Land, Günther Simmermacher visits the places in Jerusalem where the Church was ‘born’, where Mary fell into eternal sleep, and from where she was assumed into heaven.
Mary in the Holy Land: Final Stations Read Post »
In the second of his three articles on ten places where we find Mary in the Holy Land, Günther Simmermacher guides us to the Temple in Jerusalem, the wedding feast in Cana, and through Mary’s sorrow as her Son is crucified.
Mary with Jesus in the Holy Land Read Post »
