Birds of a Feather: United Under a Charism
Fr S’milo Mngadi continues his overview of SA’s sodalities. An old adage suggests that “birds of a feather flock together”. This is also an anthropological truth. People...
Category: Sodality
What’s the Role of Sodalities in the Church?
Many lay people live their faith in sodalities. What are sodalities and how do they fit into the Church? In the first of a series of articles,...
The Sodalities of Charity
Fr S’milo Mngadi continues his overview of SA’s sodalities. The Church’s ministry is like a vehicle with four wheels. They are liturgy/worship, preaching/kerygma, teaching/catechesis and service/witness. The...
What’s a Third Order?
For lay people who don’t want to join the priesthood or religious life, there is the option of joining a ‘Third Order’. Father S’milo Mngadi explains. Not everybody...
The Sacred Heart Sodality of Umzimkulu Diocese Celebrates 125 years!
Umzimkulu’s Diocesan Executive Committee and representatives of parish committees celebrated Heritage Day together with Bishop Stanislaw Dziuba, Fr Paul Shikami, the parish priest of St Paul’s church...
How Parishes Can Earn With Us!
As you will have seen by now, The Southern Cross relaunched as a magazine in late September — in print and digitally. We are very excited...
Divine Mercy Scouts for St Raphael’s in Khayelitsha!
A group of nine young men aged 12-17 from St Raphael’s church in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, after completing their two years of training, were received by parish...
St Joseph’s Sodality AGM at Mahobe Mission
The men of St Joseph’s Sodality in Umzimkulu diocese held their annual AGM at Mahobe mission. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Stanislaw Dziuba OSPPE (centre), St Joseph’s...
St Joseph’s Sodality Visits Lesotho
Men of St Joseph’s Sodality from St Peter Claver parish in Maokeng, Kroonstad, visited St Paul’s parish in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho. (Submitted by David Rasello)
St Vincent de Paul Society Says Thank you
The Society of St Vincent de Paul provided tea and eats to parishioners of the Immaculate Conception church in Pinetown, near Durban. This was done in gratitude for...
New CWL Members for Robersham Parish!
St John Bosco parish in Robertsham, Johannesburg, inaugurated new members into the Catholic Women’s League. Maria Morris (right), Johannesburg regional council CWL president, introduces the new members,...
19 New Members for St Joseph’s Sodality!
Nineteen men in Polokwane diocese of Limpopo province were inducted as full-status members of St Joseph’s Sodality and eight new members started their 12-months’ training. (Submitted by...
