by John Moffat SJ ‘When I was a stranger you made me welcome’. This year at the end of Refugee week we celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.  All around the Catholic world, parishes honour the real and life-giving presence of the risen and glorified body of Christ in our midst.  […]

Below are some pictures taken at the Winter Living Theology lectures at Schoenstatt, Cape Town, with Prof. Al Gini. Click on image to enlarge.  

Below are pictures taken at the Archdiocesan Catholic Health Care Association (ACHCA) meeting on 10 May 2014 at Nazareth House, Cape Town. Submitted by the association’s chaplain, Mgr Jock Baird.

by Frances Correia Fundamental to our Christian life is the reality that God is both interested in, and actively involved in, our lives.  Jesus came to tell us about God’s dream for the world: a dream that Jesus called ‘the kingdom of God’.  Our human task is to collaborate with the Holy Spirit to bring […]

No. 2 of 2014

Pray for your deacons. Download, and print the pdf (through Adobe Acrobat Reader), and insert in your daily missal or prayer book.

Announcing a new season of Ecclesia

This Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2014, the Church marks the 51st World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The Holy Father has released a Message on the theme ‘Vocations, Witness to the Truth’, which is available on the Vatican website. In his Message, Pope Francis states: ‘God follows the work of his hands with […]

Joint Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of the SACBC (Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference) and Leadership Conference on Consecrated Life

How to cast your vote – based on Catholic Social Teaching – a guide to making moral choices Brought to you by the Justice & Peace Commission – Research by the the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office

WINTER LIVING THEOLOGY 2014 Co-ordinated by the Jesuit Institute A three-day course for priests, religious and interested lay people to explore the philosophy and theology of leadership. Today, 20 years after liberation, in the aftermath of the death of Nelson Mandela, and in the wake of the 2014 elections, South Africans are still asking about […]