Soul Food for Christmas Day, 25th December 2024
Do not be afraid. For I bring you the good news of great joy. Today a saviour has been born for you. He is Christ the Lord! Luke 2:10-11 The Christmas story will mean different things to different people. For many, it is a historical event and foundation of faith; for others it is more of a myth.
Author: - November 25, 2024
Soul Food for the Third Sunday of Advent, 15th December 2024
Today, we celebrate the third Sunday of Advent, known also as Gaudete Sunday. We light the pink candle on our Advent wreath, marking a time of joy and anticipation. In the first reading the imagination of the prophet Zephaniah goes into overdrive as he imagines God’s joy in his people. In the Gospel, the crowd asks John the Baptist, “Then what are we supposed to do?” His response invites us to shift our focus from self-centred concerns to...
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Soul Food for the Second Sunday of Advent , 8th December 2024
Every year we take our Grade 11 students on an academic tour to Johannesburg. Part of the tour is a visit to the Constitutional Court. It is built on the site of the Old Fort which was a notorious prison. Prisoners of conscience such as Nelson Mandela, Joe Slovo, Mahatma Gandhi, Fatima Meer and Albertina Sisulu were held there under brutal conditions. The court, which is tasked with protecting and upholding South Africa’s constitution, includes bricks from the Old Fort; the stones of oppression are now literally part of the mountain of liberation. On the great wooden doors of the court are carved the human rights that underpin the constitution.
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A Reflection for The Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, 7th January 2024
This feast day reveals the coming of God for all and to be with all. One has to explore and journey like the Magi to see, to recognize, to find and to adore Christ, who is constantly being born among and around us. The Magi followed the star, but we follow our GPS to reach a destination. What do I depend on for my journey? How do I explore and seek God in my spiritual and personal journey?
Author: - December 10, 2023
