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Archbishop Slattery: The Annunciation is a day of hope and intense joy

by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

God enters our world as one of us, as the son of Mary. The coming of the divine son also places Mary under the shadow of the cross; Simeon told Mary a sword shall pierce your own soul too. There is in the world much suffering today. We learn from Mary to day close to...
Archbishop Nubuasah: Open your heart to Jesus and receive His Message

Archbishop Nubuasah: Open your heart to Jesus and receive His Message

by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized

Jesus did not go to the Feast of the Tabernacles with his brothers but went undercover. Those who met him were not show it was him or not. Midway through the week he speaks to them as the new Moses who leads them to the promised land of heaven. “O God, save me by your...

Some mining companies deny historic justice for sick and dying mine workers

by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Fr. Stan Muyebe – SACBC Justice and Peace CommissionHumans Rights Day in South Africa is commemorated annually on 21 March in remembrance of the 69 people protesting against apartheid “pass” laws who were shot dead by the police in Sharpeville on this fateful...

Fr. Pollitt: God is waiting for us to make a move

by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

We might learn to bargain effectively. The diplomacy of Moses pays off as he convinces God to relent. So, the Lord relented. Our readiness to admit that we’ve often got it wrong and our willingness to return to the Lord mark the beginning of something new. Do we...

Fr. Radine: Sometimes we confuse our distance from God as God’s distance from us

by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 22, 2023 | Uncategorized

God is at work all the time: seeing the plight of his suffering people. Sometimes, we may confuse our distance from God, on account of our sins, as God’s distance from us. But God is very near to us. In this favourable time of Lent, we can receive that longed-for...
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