21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
Is my life headed in the right direction? Have I chosen the right path? A Jew comes up to the Jewish teacher we call Jesus and asks him a loaded question, “Lord, is it...
Category: Perspectives
J&P Strikes Court Victory For Sick Gold Miners
The High Court in Johannesburg made a ruling that will open up a way for thousands of sick miners to receive compensation, thanks to an intervention by the Justice & Peace Commission (J&P) of...
Why Pell should resign
After his conviction for sexual abuse was upheld by an appeals court, Australian Cardinal George Pell should resign from the College of Cardinals, for the good of the Church, writes GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER. Cardinal George...
Get The Story From The Homeless
The Denis Hurley Centre in Durban recently launched a campaign with the web-based news site Daily Maverick to invite South Africans to look into the eyes of homeless people and get to know their...
How To Make Things Right With Mary
The Church has dedicated the month of August 2019 to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Prof Michael Ogunu suggests various ways in which to make the devotion meaningful. A major theme in the message of...
Inspired by Father Ralph de Hahn!
Ron Maroun, Johannesburg – I was deeply inspired by Fr Ralph de Hahn reflection “Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters” — so much so that I keep the article next to my bed,...
Unemployed Youths Ready for Work
Some 23 unemployed youth from disadvantaged and at-risk areas in Cape Town graduated after participating in a life-skills course that will enable them to work in the maritime industry. They took part in the...
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reflection
God makes a promise, God proclaims it, and Holy Scripture, God’s Word affirms it: it is the woman who will crush the head of evil and deceit that brings disintegration and death.1 Today Mary,...
Fake Priests: What We Can Do
There was much shock, horror and trauma over the case of the imposter priest in Durban. This is not an isolated case: in fact, it happens quite regularly. So, what to do? Firstly, we...
Whatever our Job, God is Boss
In the Book of Genesis we read: “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it” (Genesis 2:28). Happily, we have obeyed the first command, to be fruitful and fill the earth (although not...
What it Means to have Freedom
I turned my eyes to behold the sapphire waves in front of me. My toes wiggled in the sand and the sun covered my skin. I walked to the water and felt the sand...
Catholic Mom up for Mrs Africa!
A Johannesburg Catholic sees her nomination as a Mrs Africa 2020 finalist as an opportunity to empower and inspire other women. Laurentina “Lolo” Nkamankeng, a businesswoman from St Francis of Assisi parish in Yeoville,...
