Inspire Me

By: Ncobile Ncobo As a young and impressionable teen, I sat on the floor of our church hall and listened to one of our church leaders tell us that the only therapist we need is God.   A few months ago, I...

By: Nathan Deg I’ve always been astounded when I read about the saints. Not just by how they lived out their faith, but by how different their lives are from each other. St. Ignatius (founder of the...

By: Nathan Deg Faith, hope, and love – the three things that, according to Scripture, last forever. Of these three things, I think the most difficult to understand is hope. After all, faith relates to...

By: Nathan Deg “And now these three remain: faith hope and love; but the greatest of these is love.”  (1 Cor 13:13) Faith is one of those words – used all the time – that is a bit mysterious...

By: Carla Mckenzie The ‘feeding of the multitudes’ miracle (recorded in all four Gospels) where Jesus multiplies the loaves and fishes, presents us as Catholics with so many layers of meaning. There...

By: Franci Williamson To be described as virtuous is certainly is not one of the adjectives that our modern sensibilities hanker for. So… what does it mean? Is it just an outdated mode of being? Or is it...

By: Nathan Deg I’ve often heard people tell these amazing and moving stories about their faith.  How they first met Jesus, how they came to know Him.  These stories are always moving and inspiring.  My...

By: Nqobile Ngcobo I grew up a cradle Catholic with an understanding that God was somewhere ‘there’ and I was ‘here’. The idea of having a personal relationship with God had not crossed my mind....

By: Nathan Deg Temptation is something that we have all experienced. It’s the desire to do something that you know is wrong. Everyone is tempted by something (or, more realistically, many...

By: Carla McKenzie As I walked down the pavement after mass a few Sunday’s ago, I revelled in the warm Autumn sun. I’ve just moved to a new town this year and was overwhelmed by the beauty of it – the...