By Junno Arocho Esteves – Ashes not only symbolise humanity’s frail mortality but are also a reminder of God’s infinite love of people, whom he created from dust, Pope Francis said. While men and women...
By Donis Tracy – The extra day we get approximately once every four years is a way to adapt the calendar year to the astronomical year. But did you know the present system of...
Australia’s High Court has released the full set of submissions for Cardinal George Pell’s March 11 and 12 final appeal hearing against historic child sexual abuse crimes. The first appeal by Cardinal Pell was...
Ash Wednesday / Christian Living / Church / Easter / Fr Ralph de Hahn
by Fr Ralph de Hahn · Published February 25, 2020 · Last modified February 22, 2020
In Lent we are called to fast—but do we fast well? FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on the pitfalls and the graces of fasting. Many of the great spiritual writers tell us that when our acts of worship...
Deacon Anthony Venter and his wife Desirée renewed their wedding vows after 35 years of marriage on Deacon Venter’s 60th birthday in St Michael’s church in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. Frs Peter Whitehead...
Church / Easter / Erin Carelse / Holiness and Sanctification / Lent / Prayer
by Erin Carelse · Published February 24, 2020 · Last modified February 25, 2020
As Lent comes into view, many Catholics may take a break from technology. Erin Carelse suggests embracing a digital Lent with some helpful apps. The season of Lent is seen as a time of...
Church / Parish Life / Sacraments
by Tamar SC · Published February 24, 2020 · Last modified February 25, 2020
St Clare’s parish in Elsies River, Cape Town, celebrated the confirmation of young members with Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David, parish priest Fr Job Kaleekaparampil MSFS, the deacon and acolyte, and catechists. (Submitted by Matthew...
A leap year is a calendar year that contains an additional day. The day is added in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with astronomical events. Astronomical events do not repeat themselves in...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Depression &Suicide / Jesus
by Admin · Published February 24, 2020
By Felicity Harrison I have spent most of my adult life trying to keep my depression “under control”. In the last year I have increasingly added anxiety to the mix as well. I’m on...
Kathleen Kilian celebrated her 100th birthday with her two caregivers, family and friends. Mrs Kilian was born in Wynberg, Cape Town, and at the age of 19 married Reginald Kilian and had two daughters....
Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published February 24, 2020 · Last modified February 23, 2020
The retired archbishop of Pretoria is conducting an apostolic visitation of South Africa’s second-most populous Catholic diocese. According to a notice from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, the request for an apostolic visitation...
Bishops / Church / Church History
by Admin · Published February 23, 2020 · Last modified February 22, 2020
Three archbishops united to honour a fourth one: (from left) Archbishop Emeritus William Slattery of Pretoria, Cardinal Wilfrid Cardinal Napier of Durban, and Abel Gabuza, coadjutor and future archbishop of Durban, stand in Emmanuel...
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