Who Are the Friends of Nazareth?
The Friends of Nazareth group seeks to grow in the spirit of the Holy Family of Nazareth and in the charism of their founder Victoire Larmenier. At a gathering at Nazareth House in Johannesburg...
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The CWL of Redhill, Durban!
Members of the Catholic Women’s League of St Michael’s parish in Red Hill, Durban, in front of the church doors. (Submitted by Marlene Abrahams) More Stories: Tavern Owners Speak Out: #HeforShe J & P...
Fr Rico Talisic is New Ship-Visitor for AoS
Father Rico Talisic, a new ship-visitor in Cape Town, celebrated his first onboard Mass for a group of sailors. Fr Talisic is a Scalabrinian priest from the Philippines and now ship-visits for Catholic seafarers’...
Serving the Church: Keeping it in the Family!
Seminarian Sakhiwo Mzwandile Mguda, from Cape Town, with his great uncle, Mr Mzwabantu Mguda, whose late brother (Sakhiwo’s grandfather) was a permanent deacon. Sakhiwo is doing his first year at St Francis Xavier Orientation...
Centre in Jeffreys Bay Named for Fr Paul Fahy
By Frank Nunan – Fire and flood, these “elements seem determined to mark major events surrounding the late Fr Paul Fahy, making sure that we remember them vividly”, guests at the opening of a new...
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.
Fr Michael Rasello: Catholic Nurses Guild Chaplain
The Catholic Nurses’ Guild met with their national chaplain, Fr Michael Rasello, in Kroonstad to prepare for their AGM and congress in Welkom from June 22-24. More Stories: When the Devil Strikes, Exorcists are Ready for Battle...
J & P Advocacy Strategies: How to be an Agent of Change
The Justice & Peace Commission of Durban archdiocese hosted a workshop on advocacy, lobbying and training at Albert Falls Conference Centre. The workshop was presented by archdiocese J&P coordinator Kalie Senyane, with chaplain Fr Cyril Xaba, Fr Sipho Mbatha of Eshowe diocese, Robert Mafinyori of the SACBC Justice & Peace Commission, and Dr Kudakwashe Shonhiwa of Peace Oasis International.
When the Devil Strikes, Exorcists are Ready for Battle
St John Paul II once called Lent a period of “spiritual training” for sharpening people’s ability to recognise “the voice of God and the insidious voice of the evil one.” But those skills need constant exercise. Priests need to have the right training to do battle with the devil and spiritually assist their people.
Women Walk with Mary by Their Side
The Schoenstatt Women’s League – Modelling themselves after Mary, the Mother of God — the “first living tabernacle” who bore Jesus — these women have pledged to live their baptismal promises more consciously in daily life: in their parishes, places of work, their communities and their families.
Life Teen Conference Registration Opens
Registration for Life Teen SA’s three-day Empower Joburg 2018 conference has officially opened. The conference, to be held in Centurion, Gauteng, from April 13-15 at the Padre Pio Retreat Centre, aims to facilitate new ideas about youth ministry in South Africa.
St Joseph’s Theological Institute: Formation for Mission and Ministry Conference
St Joseph’s Theological Institute will hold its fifth academic conference from April 5-7 at its campus in Cedara, near Pietermaritzburg. This year’s theme is “Formation for Mission and Ministry”, relating to the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment to be held in Rome in October.
