Christian Living / Ecumenical dialogue / Erin Carelse / lay ministry
by Erin Carelse · Published July 16, 2019 · Last modified July 15, 2019
The deadline to register for the international Taizé Meeting taking place in Cape Town in September is approaching fast, and preparations are gathering pace. The Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust is expected to draw 4000-5000...
A man dying of Aids approached missionaries during an event in Witbank and said: “I want to be clean and come to the light. Please call the priest to come and sit next to...
THE Tavern Project against gender-based violence which has been spearheaded by Justice & Peace in Klerksdorp diocese was one of the models showcased at the ninth South African Aids Conference, held in Durban this...
A little over a year ago, Nicholas Barends became the national director of Catholic seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) South Africa. The former printer is based in Cape Town, where he...
The Catholic Men’s Forum held its fifth anniversary celebration on Africa Day at the cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg. The theme for the 2019 conference was “Men’s response to mitigate violence against...
Members of the Neocatechumenal Way (NCW) movement gathered for a national meeting in Port Elizabeth. Participants included the team responsible for Southern Africa and all the missionary families and priests who carry on the...
This year the Gauteng regional Knights of Da Gama celebrated their 56th convention as well as the 71st year of the Knights of Da Gama. The event took place at Our Lady of Lebanon church...
Bishops / Christian Leadership / Christian Living / lay ministry
by Erin Carelse · Published May 29, 2019 · Last modified May 27, 2019
The Two Bishops Men’s Conference was held at Holy Family College in Glenmore, Durban. Cardinal Wilfrid Napier sent the following message: “What a pleasure and privilege to be given a key part to play...
The Manenberg preparation team for the international Taizé Meeting in Cape Town in September had its first meeting. The team comprises all generations, is interdenominational and, with Sr Akiko from Japan, even intercontinental. For...
Christian Living / Church / lay ministry / Parish Life / Sodality
by Kilian SC · Published January 15, 2019 · Last modified January 11, 2019
A group of nine young men aged 12-17 from St Raphael’s church in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, after completing their two years of training, were received by parish priest Fr Matthew Ledo AJ as the...
Christen Torres / Faith Life / lay ministry
by Christen Torres · Published December 20, 2018 · Last modified December 16, 2018
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.
All Catholics are called to be missionaries, but for lay people to evangelise well, they must be spiritually equipped, suggests Fr Ralph De Hahn. All baptised Christians share the consecrated life in Christ and...
