Pandemic: The Pursuit of Holy Patience
After more than half a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are losing patience and seek a quick fix. But FR RALPH DE HAHN explains why as...
Category: Fr Ralph de Hahn
Fr Ralph de Hahn: What the Transfiguration Means
On August 6, the Church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration, the event when Jesus was transfigured, his face shining as the sun and his garments becoming...
Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters
On June 19 this year, the Church will mark the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with that beautiful image in so many homes around...
Why Pentecost Was a Shattering Event
Without the Holy Spirit, there’d be no Church, no Mass, no sacraments, writes FR RALPH DE HAHN in his reflection on the feast of Pentecost. When we...
What Does Evangelisation mean? How Do We Do That?
The new Pastoral Plan calls on us to evangelise, but how are we to understand that task? Fr Ralph De Hahn explains. The launch of the new...
You Call That Fasting? The Season Of Amazing Grace
In Lent we are called to fast—but do we fast well? FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on the pitfalls and the graces of fasting. Many of the great spiritual writers tell...
Why We Must Wait For The Lord
In the age of the selfie and instant gratification, we may lose the patience to discover God within us — but there is a remedy, as FR RALPH DE HAHN explains...
Why Faith Can Move Mountains
The Gospels repeat stories of the power of faith. FR RALPH DE HAHN reflects on some examples. Without faith, “it is impossible to please God”, St Paul said. “Only faith can...
Meet The Women In Luke’s Gospel
Fr Ralph de Hahn looks at the women in the Gospel of St Luke, which we follow in the present liturgical year. Luke the Evangelist tells us that he did...
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...
Is This The Church Christ Wanted?
In preparation for the feast of Ss Peter & Paul, FR RALPH DE HAHN asks if the Church today is what Christ had in mind when he entrusted it to...
Christ is Gone to Set Up a Place for Us
For the feast of the Ascension, Fr Ralph de Hahn reflects on the meaning of Christ’s physical departure from earth. The beautiful feast of the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven...
