The children of St Benedict School’s preprimary in Pinetown, Durban archdiocese, marked their 100th day at school by dressing up as 100-year-old people, counting out 100 cereal rings to thread and make a necklace,...
Youth Day at St Teresa’s School in Craighall Park, Johannesburg, celebrated the 20000 Soweto pupils who helped to change South Africa during the June 16 uprising in 1976. Fr Thabo Motshegwa conducted Mass for...
The president of South Africa’s only Catholic university paid tribute to his predecessors and staff as the institution celebrated its 20th anniversary — and gave thanks to God. Delivering a celebration address, Prof Garth...
Education / Education 2019 / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published July 2, 2019 · Last modified June 30, 2019
A Catholic school in rural KwaZulu-Natal ranks among South Africa’s Top 5 schools. ERIN CARELSE found out more about Inkamana High School. Situated in the heart of Zululand, Inkamana High School in Vryheid has...
If your child complains of a sore tummy, it might be due to anxiety disorder, a mental problem that can have life-long effects. The good news is that anxiety is treatable. The Southern Cross...
Church / Education / Education 2019 / Erin Carelse / Prayer
by Erin Carelse · Published June 26, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
Parents have a duty to teach their children the faith, including prayer. ERIN CARELSE offers some ideas about how to introduce prayer into the lives of our children. Teaching our children to pray is a vital...
The Roman poet Juvenal asked: “Who guards those who do the guarding?” In the same way, we might ponder to ask “Who educates those who do the educating?” As a society — and as...
Church / Education / Education 2019 / Jesus
by Caleb SC · Published June 25, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
The Gospels and Catholic teaching provide the basic blueprint for a good, healthy school community, suggests KYLE LAUF. Catholic Social Teaching emphasises the value of each human being in the social context. Created in the...
Abuse / Church / Education / Education 2019
by CNS · Published June 25, 2019 · Last modified June 24, 2019
Easy access to pornography on the Internet is distorting young people’s views of sex, which can even lead to rape, as Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan reports. The Internet facilitates sexual exploitation, a category of child...
Education / Education 2019 / Online / Technology & Christian Life
by Jael SC · Published June 24, 2019
The new digital world has expanded our horizons, creating opportunity but also hazards. Two Catholic organisations teamed up to help schools teach their learners how to live in that world with integrity, reports RICARDO DA...
Education in South Africa faces many challenges, and the Catholic Church has a role to play in meeting them, as ANNE BAKER explains. That all is not well in South African schools is common...
Church / Church History / Education / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published June 15, 2019 · Last modified June 13, 2019
As Maris Stella School in Durban celebrated 120 years, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier honoured it for transforming love into service. Speaking at a thanksgiving Mass concelebrated with Frs Peter Lafferty and Sean Mullin, the cardinal...
