A Priest for Workers Looks Back
A PRIEST FOR WORKERS, by Father Joseph Falkiner OP. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2021. 245pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher Born into a middle-class family in the goldmining town of Springs, Joseph...
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Book-launch: Journey under the Southern Cross
Sr Brigid Rose Tiernan’s book ‘Journey under the Southern Cross, The Story of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur’ was launched at St Vincent’s School for...
The Chosen: Gospel Binge
Günther Simmermacher watched Season 2 of the Gospel-based series The Chosen — and liked it. If all of the things Jesus did “were written down in detail,...
Book Investigates the Lynching of SA Nun
BLOODY SUNDAY: The Nun, the Defiance Campaign and South Africa’s Secret Massacre, by Mignonne Breier. Tafelberg, Cape Town (2021). 285pp. Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher It requires courage and...
Bishop Graham Rose: Musings …in a Strange Time
Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher MUSINGS…In A Strange Time, by Bishop Graham Rose. SA Catholic Online Books (2021). 114 pp. Bishop Graham Rose likes a good conversation, but the opportunities...
How to Pray Well
This is an immense book on prayer, but don’t let the size of the volume intimidate you. Each and every page is worth reading.
Jo’burg Deacon Tells his Lifestory
BORN TO SERVE, by Walter Middleton. Write-On Publishing (2020). 243pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher A Johannesburg deacon has launched his memoirs which detail his journey from poverty...
Author Examines Key Issues Pope Francis’ Successor Must Face
By Agostino Bono – When it comes to influencing the next papal election, I trust the Holy Spirit over George Weigel. The Holy Spirit, though, is keeping his...
Fatima Filmmaker: This is a Film For Everyone
The “Fatima” filmmaker credits the miraculous events in rural Portugal a century ago for her conversion to Catholicism and her devotion to Mary. Mary’s appearances before three...
Why Series ‘The Chosen’ is Binge-Worthy
The producers of a new series on the ministry of Jesus say they’ve created binge-worthy TV—and they’re not wrong. Leaving aside the terminology of binging, which calls to...
Handy book defines Catholic terms
DO YOU SPEAK CATHOLIC? The Little Book of Catholic Words: Definitions, Explanations and Illustrations. Compiled by Frank Nunan. SA Catholic Online Books. 2020. 117pp Reviewed by Günther...
Film Celebrates Life Of A Catholic Martyr
On January 31, a film about a Catholic victim of the Nazis opens in South Africa. JOHN MULDERIG reviews A Hidden Life, about the martyr Bl Franz Jägerstätter and...
