by hazelelponiSC · Published November 29, 2018 · Last modified November 30, 2018
The papal nuncio addressed the inaugural Bishop Barry Wood OMI Business Breakfast, which is planned to become an annual event to raise funds for the development of St Joseph’s Theological Institute (SJTI) at Cedara, near Pietermaritzburg.
The late Fr Ted Rogers deserves credit for having taken a bold step to acknowledge the missionaries who were killed during the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean war of independence.
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier will celebrate a memorial Mass for the late Fr Ted Rogers SJ who died in January at the age of 93. The Mass will be held in St Ann’s Hall at Mariannhill monastery on Friday, February 23 at 17:30.
Christian Mission / Church / Ministry / Mission / News / Vocations / Youth
by Erin Carelse · Published February 7, 2018 · Last modified February 4, 2018
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.
We members of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM) must be very proud that our own Abbot Francis Pfanner, the founder of the famous Mariannhill Monastery, and his co-missionaries are highly featured in the important history of the Catholic Church in South Africa
The Italian priest known as Masusumetsa “was a great friend of South Africa, and its people”. These were the words of Nelson Mandela, in remembrance of Fr Michele D’Annucci after the priest’s violent death.
Letter of the Week / Mission / Pilgrimage / Religious Life
by Letters Editor · Published October 9, 2017
It is wonderful that The Southern Cross is highlighting the apostolate of the remarkable Abbot Francis Pfanner. What a magnificent man! With fearless courage, deep piety and indefatigable energy, this visionary made a beautiful Mariannhill domain in the lovely hills of the Drakensberg.
by Caleb SC · Published September 16, 2017 · Last modified September 15, 2017
Inspired by the first Apostles, 72 members of Neocatechumenal Way of South Africa went on a ten-day mission, journeying without means in pairs.
