The 7 Point Divine Renovation Game Plan
Divine Renovation is based on what Fr James Mallon calls “The Game Plan”. It has seven key ingredients: 1. Invitational Church The starting point is to become an “invitational Church”, which is not a...
Category: Parish Life
How Divine Renovation Works in Parishes
A new model on how to transform parishes so as to bring back those who leave and keep those who are in the pews in the Church is spreading in South Africa, as TOM...
Sacred Heart Parish in Durban Prayer Day on the Beach!
The youth of Sacred Heart parish in Montclair, Durban, spent a day of prayer and fun at the beach. Joined by other members of the community, they prayed the rosary and played indigenous games....
Plans for Benedict Daswa 30th Anniversary Underway
The year to prepare for the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bl Benedict Daswa is now underway, with parishes making pilgrimages to his tomb in the church at ṄNweli in Tzaneen diocese and...
Divine Renovation UK Conference Inspires SA
Having returned from the Divine Renovation Conference 2019 in Birmingham, England, the head of regional development for Alpha Africa says the model of parish renewal proposed by Canadian priest Fr James Mallon is taking root...
Anti-Crime Priests on Patrol
Two priests who go on regular patrol for their local Neighbourhood Watches are encouraging other priests to take part in such activities to fight crime and as a way of connecting with people of...
Klerksdorp Parishioners Struggle with Doorless Church
A parish in the diocese of Klerksdorp is appealing for help in building a church, so that Mass no longer has to be celebrated in a doorless shelter. The parish of St Joseph and...
Archbishop Slattery: Parishes, Priests – to Action!
Marking his silver jubilee as a bishop, the archbishop of Pretoria urged priests to find the meaning of their vocation in faith, to trust God, to be ministers of the Word, and to have...
Daswa Shrine Blessed in Oudtshoorn
Fr John Atkinson, administrator of Oudtshoorn diocese, blessed a shrine dedicated to Blessed Benedict Daswa, in the garden of the Oratory in Oudtshoorn. (Submitted by Fr L Mostert) More Stories: A Collaboration of Priests...
50 Years for Robin and Jennifer Vezasie!
Robin and Jennifer Vezasie of St Anne’s parish in Sydenham in Durban celebrated their golden jubilee of marriage—50 years to the day they were married at Emmanuel cathedral in 1968 by Fr Joseph Theobald...
Bene Merenti Medal for Pretoria Parishioner
In recognition of her lifetime of service to the Church, 97-year-old Amalia Snyman received from Archbishop William Slattery the Bene Merenti papal medal and certificate in her home parish of Maria Regina in Pretoria....
First Communions at St Francis parish in Richards Bay!
A First Communion Mass was held at St Francis Catholic church in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. The 24 young communicants are seen with parish priest Fr Bongani Sebastian Xulu and catechist Rachel Chetty. More Stories:...
