A Growing Lesson
By Maureen Pratt – As my birthday approached last month, I decided to purchase a few new additions to my indoor garden – a blooming and three smaller, not-yet-blooming orchids. I selected them from a small...
Category: Faith Life
Why We Must Always Stick with God
By Fr Oskar Wermter SJ – One of the most exciting stories in the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, is the Book of Job. Job is a just man; he has faith and complete trust...
Reading God’s Word Daily Adds New Dimension
Heather Withers, Johannesburg – To the highly commendable Ten New Year’s resolutions suggested by Erin Carelse, I would like to add another one, if I may: Make time, even for a few minutes at first,...
How To Deepen Our Faith This Year
There are many ways in which we can deepen our faith, and Fr Runaine Radine suggests some. The new civil year began on the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, the day on which...
Why Faith Can Move Mountains
The Gospels repeat stories of the power of faith. FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on some examples. Without faith, “it is impossible to please God”, St Paul said. “Only faith can guarantee the blessings we hope for, or prove...
Young Woman Welder is Moulding Next Generation
Innocentia Vilakazi, a facilitator at the Salesians’ Don Bosco Educational Projects (DBEP) in Ennerdale, Johannesburg, is among a small cohort of women welders in South Africa — thanks to God. She qualified in 2013 and...
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, leaning...
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 suffered...
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, astronaut...
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 light...
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 for...
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 frail....
