Church / Dealing With Life / Depression &Suicide
by Erin Carelse · Published February 11, 2019 · Last modified February 10, 2019
By Judy Stockill – Peace was the theme at Koinonia in Johannesburg when about 70 people, not all of them Dominicans, attended the annual Dominican Day, sharing and reflecting on the subject of coping with...
Retreats are being offered in Cape Town and Johannesburg for anyone who has been affected by the trauma of abortion. The Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend retreats in March and May are for anyone who has...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Dealing With Life / Depression &Suicide / Divorce / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published January 22, 2019 · Last modified January 21, 2019
A parish in Johannesburg will host another round of Divorce Care and Grief Share programmes, each running for 13 weeks, as of February. These programmes, offered by St John’s parish in North Riding, are...
Christian Living / Dealing With Life / Faith Life / Jesus / Keenan Williams
by Keenan Williams · Published January 2, 2019 · Last modified December 28, 2018
At school, Keenan Williams suffered bullying and exclusion. Here he tells how he recovered from the scars of that. Often the very people who are there to save us, cross their arms and watch...
Christian Living / Church / Dealing With Life / Parish Life
by Erin Carelse · Published July 27, 2018 · Last modified July 23, 2018
A Johannesburg parish will be hosting programmes for those needing divorce/separation or grief counselling and support next month. St John’s in North Riding will offer the DivorceCare and GriefShare programmes, each running for 13...
While some countries continue to debate the legalisation of marijuana, its effects and impact on possible dependency need to be further understood, said the head of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human...
Christian Living / Dealing With Life / Ethics & Human Dignity / Turner
by Judith Turner · Published November 22, 2016 · Last modified November 21, 2016
On a radio show I listened to a few weeks ago there was a very interesting and deeply moving discussion about Alzheimer’s disease. The guests on the show were giving advice and guidance to...
Money is not morally neutral – it is used either for good or for evil, Pope Francis told Catholic business owners. From the earliest fathers of the church to recent popes, the Catholic Church...
Church / Dealing With Life / Death
by asiel · Published November 5, 2016 · Last modified November 3, 2016
Bishops in England and Wales turned to the Instagram social networking site as part of project to educate Catholics about the “art of dying well”. A website and Instagram page were launched to offer...
Following Christ may take a person down a path that leads to anguish, isolation, even martyrdom, but a Christian will never feel bitterness or regret because Christ never leaves his or her side, Pope...
Christian Living / Dealing With Life
by Kilian SC · Published October 1, 2016 · Last modified September 30, 2016
Don’t respond to grief or anguish with pills, alcohol or avoidance, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. Figure out what is going on inside your heart, then turn to God and beg him...
Dealing With Life / Psychological issues
by Tamar SC · Published July 29, 2016 · Last modified July 28, 2016
When journalist MARY REZAC sounded out her Catholic Facebook friends on mental health and faith, the response taught her some important lessons. A few weeks ago, I put out a little blurb on my personal...
