‘Seeker after God’s Heart’ Turns 100
One hundred years on and gran Jane Jean-Pierre Thomas of Durban is still living life to the full. A grand birthday celebration was held at the Holy Family parish hall in Musgrave Road...
Category: Women and the Church
Durban Hosts Women’s Month Conference
By Kalie Nathanael – The month of August nationally is dedicated to women, and Durban archdiocese’s Justice & Peace Commission has made hosting a conference on young girls and women an annual event. This...
Women Are Drivers of Faith
Kelvin Banda OP – Most theologians in their works on inculturation praise males as the ones responsible for effecting this in a particular culture. Yet, in most African countries, it takes place mainly because...
Faith is Life for Catholic Businesswomen
By Daluxolo Moloantoa – Catholic women are faced with one choice in pursuing financial freedom: a dual capitalist and socialist agenda. This was the message delivered by Dr Anna Mokgokong, chief executive officer of Community...
US survey: Religious Superiors Back Possibility of Women Deacons
A new study by the Centre for Applied Research in the apostolate at Georgetown University in Washington surveyed men and women religious superiors in the United States about the possibility of ordaining women to...
Catholic Businesswomen Get Together
The Catholic Business Forum is hosting a “power business breakfast” with a special focus on women under the theme “Ethics, Excellence, and Empowerment”. The guest speaker for the August 14 event in Johannesburg will...
Beloved Daughters of a Loving Father
Recently I read that men are more likely to apply for jobs even when they meet only 60% of the requirements, while women are unlikely to apply unless they meet all of the criteria....
Catholic Women’s League Sisonke Fête in August!
The Catholic Women’s League in Johannesburg archdiocese is gearing up for its Sisonke fête, set to be the biggest yet, with about 60 stalls. The archdiocese’s more than 78 CWL branches will be taking...
Hear the Ancient Voices of Women
Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know. I realised this recently at the “Amaz!ng” National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. I was thus drawn to a musical programme that was advertised as featuring works by only female composers. The one name I did recognise was St Hildegard of Bingen…
The Vatican Establishes Norms For Consecrated Virgins
The Vatican has released a document that establishes norms and principles for women who dedicate their lives as consecrated virgins and their place in the life of the church.
Don’t Show Contempt for the Image of God
Exploiting women or treating them like objects is a sin against God, Pope Francis said in his homily during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae. It will do people good – especially those who enjoy freedom – to reflect on how many women have become “slaves of this throwaway mentality,” he said.
‘Transfiguration’ Retreat for St Catherine of Sienna Parish
The Women’s Group from St Catherine of Siena parish in Kleinvlei, Cape Town, had their annual retreat at St Anthony’s in the Valley chapel on the Nagenoeg farm in Stellenbosch. The theme for the day...
