Fr Chris Townsend: Diary of an Iron Padre
Fr Chris Townsend pumps iron at gym. Working out is an important part of his daily routine, as a means of managing stress and for health purposes.
Perspectives
Fr Michael D’Annucci: A Great Missionary Remembered
The Italian priest known as Masusumetsa “was a great friend of South Africa, and its people”. These were the words of Nelson Mandela, in remembrance of Fr Michele D’Annucci after the priest’s violent death.
What is Our Real Mission?
I am a lay person involved in ministry, aware of the role of the laity in the temporal domain. This self-description sometimes clarifies the idea of mission for me and at others totally confuses it
The Quest for a Fairytale Wedding
I am absolutely convinced that TV producers and writers gather in secret limestone towers in the shadows of the night with the wind howling and rattling the windows. Together they concoct potions and spells that awaken every woman’s desire for beauty and love.
You are Not Pro-Peace if you are Not Pro-Life
If you promote the killing of the most innocent, the most defenceless human beings among us – our unborn little brothers and sisters – then you are waging war in the womb. You are not pro-peace.
Nardini Convent School Melody Threads Through its 60 Years
Nardini Convent School at Vryheid, which began with five pupils in 1957 has celebrated its 60th anniversary with 450 pupils and a reputation for excellence
Pope’s Words On Mafia Echo In South Africa
Listening to Pope Francis address a meeting of Italy’s Anti-Mafia Parliamentary Commission got me thinking about our own political situation.
Why Do We Burn Incense in Church?
Incense has been used in the Catholic liturgy for ages. But doesn’t its use come from pagan origins?
When did Jesus Realise his Divinity?
From as early as the first century, Christians acknowledged that Jesus Christ the man was both divine and human, as is plainly expressed in the Apostles’ Creed.
