Crime and investigation in the parish
It was like any other Monday. An unofficial holiday for some priests. And yet, it was unusual. My assistant, Deacon...
Sebothoma
My father is gone, but he lives on
I did not expect my father to go so soon. Even now I don’t know how to describe my feelings....
Can good come from xenophobic attacks?
I am standing at the church door greeting parishioners as they head home. Only then I realised only one of...
Time for umlungus is over
It must be sad for our archbishop and diocese of Pretoria. In April Archbishop George Daniel turned 75. Canon law...
Lights out: The Dark Ages come to SA
It is possible. Life without a cellphone. A day without a laptop. Surely it is, but not without pain. Life...
Father, your will, not mine be done
The drama starts at 10:48 am one Thursday morning. A young man knocks at the door. He is looking for...
Couples, be friends
I did not choose to focus on marriage during Lent because of seeing marriage as a penance, although it can...
A Christmas encounter every day
Every year Thandi Skhosana and Angy Mlilwane put up a Bethlehem Christmas nativity scene in their parish. Near the crib...
Feast of All Ancestors
I was visiting a family from our parish for a prayer. At the conclusion of the litany of the saints,...
