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On December 3, news spread quickly that two priests had been killed and two injured in a car accident. With...
Fr Mathibela Sebothoma
What’s a Parish-Hopper? Is it a Bad Thing?
Fr Mathibele Sebothoma – Since the beginning of the year I had been wondering about her absence in parish life....
Of Wise Men (and Women)
As a child I always looked forward to Christmas. Other days, even my birthday, did not have such significance. On...
Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar?
Matthew 2:2Â says: Some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. Why are they traditionally said to be three kings,...
Crime and investigation in the parish
It was like any other Monday. An unofficial holiday for some priests. And yet, it was unusual. My assistant, Deacon...
My father is gone, but he lives on
I did not expect my father to go so soon. Even now I don’t know how to describe my feelings....
Can good come from xenophobic attacks?
I am standing at the church door greeting parishioners as they head home. Only then I realised only one of...
Time for umlungus is over
It must be sad for our archbishop and diocese of Pretoria. In April Archbishop George Daniel turned 75. Canon law...
Lights out: The Dark Ages come to SA
It is possible. Life without a cellphone. A day without a laptop. Surely it is, but not without pain. Life...
