Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: Tough Questions for Ourselves
The parable of the Workers in the Vineyard’s lesson holds both good and difficult news for us, Gunther Simmermacher reflects. The central objective of our faith is...
Bible / Christian Living / Church / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published November 7, 2023
The parable of the Workers in the Vineyard’s lesson holds both good and difficult news for us, Gunther Simmermacher reflects. The central objective of our faith is...
Church / Church Teaching / Editorials 2023 / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 23, 2023
Dear Reader, During the month of November, we Catholics remember our dead. Our feature article in this issue on how we relate to our departed loved ones...
Question: Why did Jesus base himself in provincial Galilee? It does seem that his main opposition would have been in Jerusalem. Northern Galilee, including Capernaum, had a...
Church / Feast Days / Mass / Question & Answer / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 10, 2023
Question: Why does the Church transfer our great solemnities, such as the Ascension in May or the Assumption of Our Lady in August, to the following Sunday?...
Church / Editorials 2023 / Racism / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 5, 2023
A video clip is currently circulating which accuses Cardinal Stephen Brislin of racism for not embracing and kissing an African cardinal in the way he greets two...
Church / Saints / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 4, 2023 · Last modified October 3, 2023
As a youngster he lived the high life, but now he is known as the ‘beggar saint’. This is the life of the much-loved St Francis of...
Bishops / Church / Mass / Simmermacher / Vatican
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published October 1, 2023 · Last modified October 2, 2023
A day after receiving the red hat from Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square, Cardinal Stephen Brislin of Cape Town presided over a Thanksgiving Mass in St...
Bible / Church / Mary & Joseph / Question & Answer / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published September 26, 2023 · Last modified September 24, 2023
Question: Your Saint of the Month article on St Joseph (March 2023) states: “Joseph and Mary are not yet married when they go to Bethlehem where she...
Church / Editorials 2023 / Mission / Saints / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published September 22, 2023
Dear Reader, October is Mission Month, so it is right that in this issue there is a running thread of evangelisation. The proclamation of the Good News,...
Dear Reader, When he was a young deacon sent to Lesotho, Cardinal-elect Stephen Brislin received the Sesotho nickname Motlalepula, which means “he comes with rain”. When he...
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