Marriage Preparation With a Difference
Mater Dei Pastoral Centre in Mokopane, in Polokwane diocese, offers a marriage preparation course with a difference, including talks by medical doctors, civil lawyers and priests specialising in canon law.
Category: Marriage
50 Years for Armando and Maria José dos Santos!
Armando and Maria José dos Santos celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Mass at Our Lady of Fatima parish in Brentwood Park, Benoni. Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg is pictured with the couple as they...
Congratulations Winston and Muriel Maritz!
Winston and Muriel Maritz of Cape Town are preparing to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. They married on June 22, 1968, at St Mary’s church in Retreat, with the ceremony officiated by Fr Feeny...
50 Years of Marriage at St Francis Xavier!
On Divine Mercy Sunday, the parish of St Francis Xavier on the Bluff in Durban invited those parishioners married for 50 years or longer to renew their commitment, together with parish priest Fr Michael...
Cohabitation Defies God
Marriage is not a human invention but part of God’s plan for humanity. The first thing to be labelled “not good” by God was not man’s disobedience but man’s aloneness (It is not good for a man to be alone).
Stats Show More Church Annulments Done for Free
Implementation of Pope Francis’ abbreviated process for declaring the nullity of a marriage got off to a slow start, Vatican statistics showed, but his encouragement for making the annulment process free for petitioners fared...
Engaged Encounter Now in eSwatini!
After 40 years of existence, the Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) programme has spread its wings to eSwatini, and now covers the whole pastoral region of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
50 Years for Harold & Noreen Maslamoney!
Harold and Noreen Maslamoney are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. They married on April 27, 1968, at St Agnes’ church in Woodstock, Cape Town, with the ceremony officiated by cousin of the bride Fr...
God’s Revelation is Not Deep-Frozen
I regret that my column “How Papal Decisions Can Lead to Change” should have given the mistaken impression to letter writer JH Goossens that “Mgr Hill informs us that Pope Francis wants to introduce a third exemption to the indissolubility of marriage”. This I deny.
Engaged Encounter Couples Share Life Experiences
The Catholic Church has embarked on a special mission towards the eradication of racism in all spheres of society in South Africa, and during this Lenten season, all the Catholic faithful have been requested to create platforms where they are able to share the challenges relating to racism and find ways to address them.
What are the Tools We Need for a Happy Marriage?
Young couples need help when they begin their life together. Family life ministry activist Mahadi Buthelezi tells ERIN CARELSE about a seminar she and her husband Rob have introduced to give such couples the skills for happiness together forever.
Preparing Couples for Marriage
Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE), an international programme aimed at equipping couples for marriage, has started its 2018 weekend programmes.
