SA Joy Over New Bible Day
BY ERIN CARELSE & CAROL GLATZ – The head of South Africa’s Catholic Bible Foundation (CBF) is delighted that Pope Francis has declared the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the...
Category: Perspectives
Our Church Must be an Open Club
When he announced the convening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII proclaimed that he wanted “to open the windows and doors of the Church so that we can look out and others...
Taizé Pilgrims Celebrate Trust and Hope!
The ecumenical Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust 2019 brought together thousands of pilgrims, from South Africa and inter-nationally, at a Catholic school in Cape Town. ERIN CARELSE reports from the event. Amid the youthful exuberance...
Nuns Release Spiritual Mandala in Call to Unity after Xenophobic Attacks
By Sheila Pires & Erin Carelse – A group of Southern African nuns from different congregations has released a graphic mandala — a circular spiritual design — in response to the recent violence, disrespect for...
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
We hear the groaning! With creation, we share a collective wound. All joy is gone and we feel that something important has gone, something has been lost. We still live the same life, perhaps...
Where is God in Business?
Despite Yahweh’s admonitions on the consequences of Israel wanting a monarch, he allows them to anoint Saul as king (1 Samuel 8:10-22). Young women were required to work in the palace (as perfumers, cooks...
Why the Church is Losing the Youth!
The Church is losing the youth when it forces young people to believe its teachings without engaging them, argues Nthabiseng Maphisa. The youth of today are a much-discussed topic in our world. They are...
No Place on PPCs for Domestic, Sexual Abusers
Domestic abusers cannot be the face of the Church and should not be in structures such as parish pastoral or finance councils, according to the coadjutor archbishop of Durban. Speaking at a conference for...
Respect life! Challenge the Culture of Death!
St. Pope John Paul II, in his powerful encyclical letter “Evangelium Vitae” (“The Gospel of Life”), challengingly said “How can we fail to consider the violence against life done to millions of human beings,...
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
The true nemesis of faith is not doubt, but pride. In the novel by John Updike, reworking the themes of “The Scarlet Letter”, we encounter Roger Lambert, a jaded, and debauched theology professor who...
What SA Will Do for Mission Month 2019
One special task for Southern Africa’s Church during October’s Extraordinary Mission Month is to understand what the missionary discipleship actually means, according to the head of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the region. The...
Why ‘Baby Priests’ Get Together
Archbishop Stephen Brislin and priests who have been in ministry for five years or less. Priestly formation never stops. That’s why “baby priests” — those, like myself, who were recently ordained — have to...
