“Never, ever give up on hope”, Archbishop Brislin to his Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David omi.

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 29, 2019 | Bishops' Homilies, Clergy, Ikhanya News

HOMILY – EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF BISHOP SYLVESTER DAVID OMI It is indeed good to be here, as we gather together in celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection on the Day of the Lord. With hearts filled with gratitude for the goodness and blessings God bestows on his...

Bishop José, “Pastors more concerned about the wool than the sheep may be reaching the conclusion of a fool”.

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 4, 2019 | Bishops' Homilies, Ikhanya News, News

  [responsivevoice voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Yesterday evening, reflecting on today’s Gospel, just one word kept on coming back to me: fool! You see, it is fine if I say to myself: “how silly I am” after...

SECAM Golden Jubilee final message by SECAM President

by Phuti Makgabo | Jul 31, 2019 | Ikhanya News, News

The 18th Plenary Assembly and Golden Jubilee of SECAM MESSAGE “That they may know Christ and have life in abundance” (Jn 17:3; 10:10). The celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and its 18th Plenary...

The 13th Bishop Hans Brenninkmeijer Memorial Lecture – Delivered by Justice Yvonne Makgoro

by Phuti Makgabo | Jun 24, 2019 | Ikhanya News, News, Uncategorized

The 13th Bishop Hans Brenninkmeijer Memorial Lecture Date: Thursday 27 June 2019 at 14:30Venue: Holy Family College, 40 Oxford Road, JohannesburgRSVP: Email Hilda Chinyowa: hilda@cie.org.za or 011 433 1888 by 20 June 2019 Thinning the Line between Privilege and...

Renewal Program for SACBC Priests in Coolock House becomes successful

by Phuti Makgabo | Jun 13, 2019 | Clergy, Ikhanya News, News

“Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in the matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins” (Hebrews 5:1). Being chosen among men priests bear the same experience of what it is to be human. They strife for...

Marriage Encounter (ME) strengthened in the SACBC Dioceses

by Phuti Makgabo | Jun 12, 2019 | Ikhanya News, Laity, Marriage Encounter (ME), Uncategorized

His Lordship Bishop Zolile Mpambani of Kokstad, who is also the Chairperson for Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s Department for Formation and Ministry of the Laity, together with SACBC Marriage Encounter (ME) national team: Fr Zakhele Ziqub, Mr Nathi...