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.
Fr Michael Seheri, of the archdiocese of Johannesburg, has lived in Italy since June 2010. He successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “The Abrahamic Covenant: A Study From a Canonical Perspective”, at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (or Santa Croce).
Church / Fr John Allen Green / Marriage / Scripture / Theology
by Caleb SC · Published October 7, 2018 · Last modified October 5, 2018
By Fr John Allen Green OFM Gospel: Mark 10:2-16 – And Pharisees approached and tested him, asking him whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife. But in reply he said to...
Church / Pope Francis / Scripture / Theology
by hazelelponiSC · Published September 17, 2018 · Last modified September 16, 2018
Today, more than ever, the world needs a revolution of tenderness, Pope Francis said. “Far from being reduced to sentimentalism, tenderness is the first step in overcoming the withdrawal into oneself, to emerge from...
Church / Church History / Education / Religious Life / Theology
by Christen Torres · Published August 28, 2018
St Augustine was born in the Roman province of Numidia, in Algeria, and was son of St Monica, the patron saint of difficult marriages, disappointing children and victims of verbal abuse.
During his visit to South Africa, Dutch moral theologian Professor Jan Jans gave a lecture on the Second Vatican Council at St Francis Xavier Orientation Seminary in Cape Town. “Prof Jans’ energetic and humorous...
Fr Bryan Massingale was invited to meet one of the key works of the Jesuit Institute: to bridge the gap between faith and society – this he will do in the Winter Living Theology series of lectures…
The 13th graduation ceremony at St Joseph’s Theological Institute (SJTI) in Cedara saw 15 students receive bachelor of arts degrees and higher and advanced certificates with first-class and distinction across the departments of theology, philosophy and development studies.
A popular Dutch moral theologian will deliver a lecture on organ donation at South Africa’s Catholic university in April. St Augustine College in Victory Park, Johannesburg, will host the open lecture by Professor Jan...
Letter of the Week / Scripture / Theology
by Letters Editor · Published March 21, 2018 · Last modified March 20, 2018
Moira Gillmore, Durban – June Boyer’s How did God punish Adam? , responding to my letter Childbirth and Original Sin in which I point out that pain in childbirth is a consequence of original...
Brian Gaybba, former priest, Rhodes University dean, and one of South Africa’s foremost Catholic theologians, passed away on February 25 in Grahamstown after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
Church / lay ministry / Theology
by Erin Carelse · Published January 24, 2018 · Last modified January 23, 2018
A group of young adults in the greater Durban area have taken Catholic theology to the bars, quite literally. Starting in 2016, Theology on Tap has hosted 15 talks on theological topics that are important, and of interest, to young Catholic adults today.
