SIN AND SINNERS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
January 14. Sinners. Jock said, ”Have you ever wondered why so many “tax collectors and sinners” were so keen to follow Jesus? Was it because of a guilty conscience or because they were treated as outcasts, or a genuine conversion to follow Jesus’ way? What is a…
EPIPHANY – REVELATION OF CHRIST TO THE WORLD
January 8. Sunday Epiphany A. The revelation of Christ to the whole world. Fr Fidelis began his homily with a little story. He called it ‘Out of the Mouths !’ “Daniel aged 5, returned from children’s liturgy with a new perspective…
MARRIAGE IS AN ICON OF GOD’S LOVE
January 7. Cana. Moses shared, “We’ve always loved this story of the wedding feast at Cana where Jesus changed water into sparkling wine. We once heard a talk and now it reminds us often how a marriage relationship shouldn’t just be like plain, ordinary water…
VALUING IDENTITY
January 6. Identity. The PPC Justice and Peace coordinator wrote in the parish newsletter, “When one registers for school or sends a CV to apply for a job it is important to state clearly who one is, where one comes from, was born, went to school, qualifications,…
THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS
January 3. The most holy name of Jesus. The Mbatha family were looking into the topic of names. “What is in a name you may ask? How important is each one’s name to them? Cultural groups and families choose names for their new born children for particular…
“TWEEDE NUWEJAARSDAY”
January 2. “Tweede Nuwejaarsday” for over 100 years this was a cultural minstrel celebration in Cape Town, within the Malay and coloured communities. Covid put a stop to it for a time but now it is back. The whole community prepares the costumes and practices the…
NEW YEAR’S DAY. DAY OF PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE
January 1. Sunday. New year’s Day. Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis’ 56th World Day of Peace. Fr Fidelis began with the greeting, “the Lord be with you. Today as we begin a New Year, let it be a year to focus on your families and THE WORLD…
NEW YEAR’S EVE. ST FRANCIS: LOVE, THE TEACHING OF TEACHINGS
December 31. New year’s Eve. 8th Teaching. The Teaching of Teachings: LoveThe journey forward into God is a journey backward to an original innocence we never fully recover but where a sort of semi-paradise happens when love turns into charity. This…
FROM CHRISTMAS TO ETERNAL LIFE
December 29. Eternal Life. Mrs Adams shared, “These last years starting with the coronavirus, the other disasters that have hit us and the economic burdens we all have to carry has made us more aware of our vulnerability…
CHRISTMAS EVE. ST FRANCIS AND THE CRIB
December 24. Christmas eve. St. Francis was inpired by his recent visit to the Holy Land where he had been shown Jesus’s traditional birthplace in Bethlehem as a poor and helpless baby. This was a source of great joy to him and he was astounded that God could be so…
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