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TRINITY SUNDAY – Year C – 26 May

If we go through, slowly and carefully, TODAY’S SECOND READING we should recognise a good Confession of Faith. I am particularly partial to these verses because they end with the words "because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." ...

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FAREWELL TO 109-YEAR OLD CATHEDRAL PARISH CENTRE

The Parish Centre at Durban’s Emmanuel Cathedral has served the parish and the diocese  for 109 years, many thousands of people benefitting from its facilities. But now it is dilapidated and unable to provide the services needed by a dynamic and growing parish with a strong emphasis on social outreach. ...

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PENTECOST SUNDAY – Year C – 19 May

Last week unfinished business - our business, was mentioned. The Solemnity of Pentecost reminds us of the urgency of this business in which we should involve ourselves with renewed enthusiasm. At once let us refer to the FIRST SCRIPTURE READING . There w are presented with two images which provide impetus for ...

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DHC Update: May 2013

Care • Education • Community Ukunakekela • Imfundo • Umphakathi Emmanuel Cathedral, Denis Hurley Street, Durban 4001, South Africa       PLANS APPROVED – AT LAST! At last we can announce that the plans for the Denis Hurley Centre were officially approved by the eThekwini (Durban) Municipality on 26 April, after a long and tortuous process. We give ...

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Gupta affair – Statement by the President of the SACBC

Press Statement from Southern African Bishops' Conference Immediate   An Explanation is Urgently Needed The government owes South Africans a thorough, and quick, explanation for the apparent misuse of state property and personnel by those associated with the Gupta family wedding. The deployment of the police flying squad and other elements of the security forces, ...

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SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – Year C – 12 May

As a human being, I am a person who does not cope well with living in any sort of vacuum! I recall once waiting nearly three months for an appointment to a new parish. It nearly drove me into mental home! Whatever happens we must never feel that after the Ascension ...

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