Inspired by Father Ralph de Hahn!
Ron Maroun, Johannesburg – I was deeply inspired by Fr Ralph de Hahn reflection “Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters” — so much so that I keep the article next to my bed,...
Category: Faith Life
Archbishop Wilton Gregory: You Cannot be a Catholic and Sit on the Sidelines
By Josephine von Dohlen – In a crowded bar, bustling with young adult Catholics from the Washington area for the monthly Theology on Tap, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory shared his pain over what this archdiocese...
Astronauts Found God in Space
I didn’t realise there was a moon-landing Bible verse until my priest mentioned it a few weeks ago. It seems that while returning from the historic first landing on the moon 50 years ago,...
We are Designed to Live with God
Stephen A Clark, Manila, Philippines – A friend of mine has a splendid little great-grandson, and I noticed how bright his eyes are. Not only because they are brand-new, but it’s as if the...
RENEW’s Small Groups Ongoing
Duncan Hyam, Johannesburg – In his letter “Offer us the best of our Church to stem exit“, Frans van Neerijnen offers a significant number of suggestions regarding engaging Catholics to keep them from leaving...
Faith When We Are Running on Empty
Two blocks from my house there is a small church. It has no signboard to indicate its denomination. On a Sunday, the parking lot is rarely full and the tiny congregation is elderly and...
Pope: Christian Faith is Concrete, not Fantasy
The saints were Christians who were “crazy for concreteness,” knowing that faith is not an idea, but a relationship with Jesus, which leads to actions that demonstrate love, Pope Francis said. Celebrating morning Mass...
How I Found My Voice
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...
Australian Missionaries to come to SA in 2019
Missionaries aged 17-30 years from NET Australia will minister in Cape Town with the specific aim of supporting the archdiocese’s youth ministries—and perhaps establish a South African chapter of NET.
Course Offered to Help Live Out Prayer Life
The Prayer and Life Workshops programme—labelled as “a more vibrant and active presentation of Jesus, with greater adaptation to the necessities of today’s societies and what people really need”—will be offered to parishes in Cape Town next year.
New Guide on Praying the Scriptures
Bernadette Chellew’s Praying the Scriptures: 8 Chapters of Lectio Divina Reflections makes use of Judeo-Christian Scriptures, as well as the ancient Lectio Divina practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer, with the author promising to explore the “eight aspects of prayer” with readers.
God and Slim Margins
A few random seconds made the difference between my writing these lines and never writing anything again.
