The young Church is alive in SA
A year or so ago, I wrote an article in The Southern Cross called “Catholic heroes”. In it, I spoke about how we need more Catholic role-models...
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Getting to know God is like getting fit
The other day I jumped on my bike to go for a ride around where I live. The golden leaves were starting to blow off the trees...
The joy of youth ministry
The room is finally empty. You breathe out as you hear the last parent driving out the gate as the lights are switched off and the alarm...
The change that changes everything
‘I take you, to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, until death do us part…” This may sound familiar to you, or maybe not....
Don’t lose sight of the starfish
There is a story about a little boy who was on the beach with his dad. They were building sandcastles, playing games, collecting shells and having fun...
Finding Catholic heroes
The group was glued to the screen. Laughing, intently sitting in silence, thinking… I was impressed. This was no mainstream Hollywood movie, but it was touching hearts.
A flash of distraction
Flash and dark. Another flash there. Dark. Flash here again, I shift my eyes, then dark. I sat amazed, searching for the next wink of light as...
What zebra print says about ourselves
What do zebra print, beaded necklaces and dancing have in common? Well, you might say a school cultural play. You might also say a traditional ceremony.
Why are young people leaving the Church?
I was pressed into my seat. We were moving about 500km/h as the plane pointed towards the sky and we lifted off from Johannesburg airport towards the...
