Tribute to Father Emil Blaser OP by Sr Hermenegild Makoro CPS (SACBC Secretary General)
I would like to give a short history of who Fr. Emil was. I am sure those who worked with him during his days in Khanya House...
Category: Priests
A Tribute to Fr Emil Blaser OP by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM
I got to know Fr Emil Blaser through his work at the Bishops’ Conference, where a number of his confreres were also engaged. Some were teaching at...
Fr Lawrence Mota’s CD “Siyaphi” has been released
After a delay due to lockdown, a Mariannhill Missionaries priest is finally launching his latest CD, entitled Siyaphi (which means, “Where are we heading to?”) Fr Lawrence...
SACBC: Fr Emil Blaser was a Visionary and Inspiration
The Southern African Bishops’ Conference has paid tribute to Dominican Father Emil Blaser, who died on November 16 at the age of 78 after a long illness....
I Couldn’t Fix Myself: A Bishop’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis
In December 2019, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln announced he was going on a medical leave of absence. Citing diagnoses of depression and anxiety,...
Fr Wilfred Siyabonga Mfayela, Rest in Peace
Fr Wilfred Siyabonga Mfayela of Mariannhill died after a long illness on November 14, 2020. He was the parish priest of St Wendolin’s parish in St Wendolins...
Biden Quotes Priest’s Hymn ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ in Speech
By Mark Pattison – Father Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech November 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known...
Pope Meets with Missionary Priest Freed after Two-year Captivity
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis met with Father Pierluigi Maccalli, a member of the Society of African Missions, who was freed more than two years...
Fr Teboho Matseke’s Funeral Mass 2020
Requiem Mass was celebrated for Fr Teboho Matseke by Bishop Duncan Tsoke, concelebrated by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI and the Priests of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. The...
Former Spiritual Director of ‘Medjugorje Visionaries’ Excommunicated
A laicised priest who had been the spiritual director to six people who said they experienced visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Bosnian town of...
St Francis Xavier Seminarians Go Home
From Thomas Plastow SJ and Fr Hugh O’ Connor at Cape Town Airport see off seminarians of St Francis Xavier Orientation Seminary who are finally going home...
Priest Walks 200km for Peace in his Country
By Agnes Aineah – A Jesuit priest who was arrested shortly after he embarked on a 200-kilometre pilgrimage to pray for peace in Cameroon has condemned the...
