Drive-by Happy Birthday for 100-Year-Old Priest
By Ann M. Augherton – Sitting on a bench outside the Missionhurst provincial house in Arlington, Father John Van de...
Priests
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
