by Sheila Pires | Apr 27, 2026 | Featured, Laity, Marriage and Family
The Church must continue to invest in the formation of the laity and support families as the backbone of both society and ecclesial life, according to the Chairperson of the Department for the Laity of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Speaking...
by Sheila Pires | Mar 4, 2024 | Laity, Marriage and Family
The exercise of co-responsibility is essential for the growth of the Church, the vice chairperson of the Department for Formation, Life, and Apostolate of The Laity of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has said. In a recent interview with...
by Phuti Makgabo | Sep 10, 2021 | Marriage and Family, Marriage Encounter (ME), Uncategorized
At the helm of the third session of marriage awareness weeks on the 09th of September were Mrs Lilly Mbatha, married for 39 years, and Bishop Noel Rucastle, the Bishop of Oudtshoorn. They facilitated a session with the theme, “Marriage as between a man and a woman”. A...
by Phuti Makgabo | Sep 3, 2021 | Marriage and Family, Marriage Encounter (ME), Uncategorized
The faith journey of the Marriage Awareness Weeks organized by the Marriage and Family Office of the SACBC is in progress. The second evening of Thursday evenings’ reflections took place on the 02 September 2021 online, shared live on SACBC Facebook. After introducing...
by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 27, 2021 | Marriage and Family, Marriage Encounter (ME), Uncategorized
The evening sessions to reflect on marriage during the Marriage Awareness Weeks started on Thursday night of 26 August 2021. Started right on time, 7pm as was anticipated. The session was facilitated by Sr. Dumisile Sibisi, the Coordinator of the Department for...
by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 19, 2021 | Marriage and Family, Uncategorized
While the statistics on marriage and family wellness may not be so encouraging nowadays, there are still marriages and families that are a shining example of hope; of what can be achieved. This is despite the problems and challenges they come across. Some marriages...
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