Young Entrpreneur’s Business Took Off with Salesian Life Choices Course
A personal tragedy inspired a young Cape Town man to start his own business. When his path crossed with Salesian...
Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine
Bring Jesus to the World this Year!
What are we Catholics doing in response to the call for a New Evangelisation? The success of the many new anti-Catholic agents is due to their taking advantage of the tepidity and indifference of many of us Catholics who are not up to the level of their aggressive evangelising methods.
Denis Hurley Centre Awards Deadline!
The deadline is fast approaching to submit nominations for the inaugural Barry Wood Awards to honour those who work at the Denis Hurley Centre in Durban.
Archbishop Brislin Goes ‘Home’
Archbishop of Cape Town Stephen Brislin attended a reunion in Kroonstad diocese
No Pain for Our Lady in Childbirth?
Father Ron Rolheiser in his column “We give birth to Christ too” imagines that Mary suffered “excruciating pain” during the birth of Jesus. Venerable Fulton Sheen, the late bishop of Rochester in the US, would respectfully disagree.
A Family Liturgical Cycle?
Christmas may be over, but before we know it, it’ll again be Advent and Christmas again. And then it will be good to remember that the 12 Days of Christmas are those after the feast of the Nativity, not before.
Fr Chris Townsend: A Priest’s Rest
Fr Chris Townsend takes time out to birdwatch on his annual holiday in the Kruger Park. In his column he describes the importance of getting away from urban life.
Journalist Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya’s Way Back to the Faith
Journalist Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya returned to the Church after ten years away. He says Catholic social justice teachings are close to his heart.
Pope: Pray with Courage and Conviction, Not Like a Parrot
Prayer is a “high stakes” endeavour, requiring courage, perseverance and patience, Pope Francis said. Courage is needed to stick one’s neck out and “challenge the Lord,” pursuing and confronting him with one’s appeals, the pope said in his homily at Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
