In today’s first reading God’s chosen people of Israel, who represent the whole of humanity are on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. God had delivered them from the oppression of Pharaoh with spectacular acts but now they find themselves in a moment of darkness. Their leaders have become corrupt and the poor […]
A delegation of Catholic Bishops meeting with the State President, Mr Ramaphosa, assured him that the church is committed to working with all people of goodwill towards the renewal of South African society. The Bishops representing the Southern Catholic Bishops Conference at their bi-annual plenary session met with the president at Mahlamba Ndlopfa on January […]
For over three hundred years no one could tell that South Africa would become and what would be outcome of their plans and strategies. But the question remains, “Did they leave room for God? Did they plan their direction with some reservation in knowing that God is there in the midst and in between and […]
REFLECTIONS ON THE 2 PASTORAL PLANS Our Catholic Church, the People of God, is a living faith community, called to bring the Good News of Jesus, and the Transforming Mission of Jesus, to the real context and situation of people, communities and nations in every age. Every age reveals different characteristics in terms of the developing socio-political-cultural […]
Scripture Reading 1 : 2 Sam 5: 1-7; 10 David is identified as the one chosen, called & anointed by the Lord to lead his People. So the leaders come together to act in response to what they understand to be the Lord’s will for them and the people they represent. David is the one […]
One of the reasons that we are not as effective as we could be as Christians is because we turn to have domesticated the gospel, in the sense in that it does not shock us as it was intended to. This passage is quiet shocking firstly there are insiders and outsiders, the Jerusalemites when they […]
