Dr Raymond Perrier

Mayfair Convent School in Johannesburg at Palm Sunday last year. At the end of 2025, the 112-year-old school closed down.

Church / Education / Raymond Perrier

February 10, 2026

Catholic Schools in the Market

By Dr Raymond Perrier – The new school year has only just begun and yet many parents are already wondering...

Church / Interfaith dialogue / Raymond Perrier

January 5, 2026

Ring the Bells for the New Year

By Dr Raymond Perrier – Working at the Denis Hurley Centre in the heart of Durban means that for the...

Christmas lunch for the homeless at Durban’s Denis Hurley Centre.

Advent / Charity / Christmas / Church / Raymond Perrier

December 8, 2025

Pope Leo’s First Teaching

Last month, I talked about our care for the poor, since it was one of the November focuses of the...

Anglican Archbishop Robert Runcie and Pope John Paul II issued a joint declaration expressing thanks for the progress in reconciliation between their churches

Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Raymond Perrier

October 30, 2025

Fraternity Across the Lines

By Raymond Perrier – Life as a Catholic priest, let alone a bishop, cannot be easy. Anyone who is head...

Christian Living / Church / Church History / Raymond Perrier

September 3, 2025

Compassion and Consolation

By Dr Raymond Perrier – Compassion is one of those words that is used far too lightly and we risk...

Church / Church History / Raymond Perrier

July 14, 2025

The Church in the Modern World

About 60 days ago, some 133 cardinals were meeting in conclave in Rome to choose our new pope. And 60 years...

Raymond Perrier 150th Southern Cross Column

Christian Living / Church / Raymond Perrier

June 9, 2025