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Handing over of the Benedict Daswa cause for sainthood in 2010 by Bishop Hugh Slattery to papal nuncio Archbishop James Green. On October 9 the Congress of Theological Consultors will examine the Positio which is a summary of all the documentation of Daswa’s life. Last push for Daswa cause BY STAFF REPORTER the title Venerable Benedict Daswa. Pope Francis will set a date for the beati - HEOLOGIANS will meet in Rome on fication ceremony, after which Daswa will October 9 to vote on the martyrdom of be officially recognised as Blessed Benedict Tthe late Benedict Daswa. Daswa. Tzaneen Bishop João Rodrigues, who is “At the recent meeting of the Diocesan on pilgrimage to the Marian shrine for the Daswa Committee it was suggested that we cause, has asked Catholics to join him to invite all parishioners throughout the dio - pray for the Daswa cause from October 1-9. cese to join in a novena of prayer from Oc - “On October 9 2014, the Congress of tober 1 to October 9 to ask God through the Theological Consultors appointed by the Sa - intercession of Benedict Daswa for a cred Congregation for the Causes of Saints favourable outcome to this important meet - to examine the Positio (a book containing a ing on October 9,” said Sr Hiosan. summary of all documentation about “We invite people from other dioceses in Paulus Chabalala of Bloemfontein prays in front of a relic of St Anthony of Padua during a Mass Daswa’s life) will be held,” said Sr Claudette Southern Africa to join our diocese in this Hiosan, who is leading Daswa’s sainthood in St Anthony's church in Lisbon during the Southern Cross pilgrimage to Fatima, Avila, Lourdes, novena of prayer from October 1-9.” Paris and other places. The pilgrimage is dedicated to the cause of Benedict Daswa. St Anthony's cause. Sr Hiosan said prayers are “urgently re - “At this meeting, the nine theologians church marks the spot of the birth of the Franciscan saint whose remains are in Padua, which the quested, through the intercession of Bene - Southern Cross/Radio Veritas Saints of Italy will visit in September 2015. (Photo: Günther Sim - will express their opinion on the cause for dict Daswa” for the blessing of God on mermacher) the beatification of Tshimangadzo Samuel efforts to acquire ownership of the 10 ha Benedict Daswa and cast their votes.” block of land at Tshitanini Village in the Daswa, a devout Catholic, farmer, head - parish of Thohoyandou. “Meals will not be provided, so it will be cerning the event please contact Fr Benoit Gueye master and father of eight children, was “It is essential that we secure full title important to bring provisions, especially MSC at the Parish of Thohoyandou on 07 2 32 5 beaten to death by a mob in his home vil - deeds to this land in order to build the fu - water, as it will probably be a hot day. 4714 or [email protected]. Novena booklets lage in Mbahe outside of Thohoyandou on ture shrine and pilgrimage centre in honour “Umbrellas and hats will also be neces - and prayer cards with the Prayer to Obtain February 2, 1990 after he spoke out against of the servant of God,” Sr Hiosan said. sary to protect from the sun or possible rain. Favours are available in Venda, Tsonga, Sepedi a witch hunt. “This important and lengthy process will Parishioners from all the parishes of the dio - and English from the Diocesan Office in Tza - If the latest outcome is positive, the Posi - not be easy as it involves dealing with a cese of Tzaneen are invited to join with the neen. Novena Booklets are R5 each and prayer tio and recommendation of the theologians number of South African government de - bishop for this special celebration. cards R3 each. will be sent to and discussed at the meeting partments.” “We’re hoping for a large turnout of For supplies, please contact Sr Claudette of the Ordinary Congress of cardinals and Hiosan said a special Mass and blessing of parishioners not only from Tzaneen, but at Ave Maria Pastoral Centre on bishops to take place before the end of 2014. the plot by Bishop Rodrigues will be held on from other dioceses for this significant mile - 07 6 570 8 843 or [email protected] or If the result of that meeting is also posi - Saturday, November 1, 2014 from 9:00- stone in the history of the Church in South - [email protected]. Mariannhill Press is tive, the cause will be given to Pope Francis 12:00. ern Africa.” currently printing the Novena and Prayer to ob - for his approval. Daswa will then be given The theme will be “Called to be Saints”. n For directions and any other information con - tain favours in Zulu and Southern Sotho. SSoouutthheerrnn CCrroossss && RRaaddiioo VVeerriittaass PPiillggrriimmaaggee For info phone Gail at THE SAINTS OF ITALY 076 35 2 3809 Led by Fr EMIL BLASER OP or 021 551 3923 [email protected] Rome, Assisi, Florence, Padua, Milan, Venice and more fowlertours.co.za 6 - 18 September 2015 Rome WITH PAPAL AUDIENCE | Assisi | Venice | Padua | Florence | Milan | Cascia (St Rita) | Siena (St Catherine) | Norcia (St Benedict) | Birthlace of St John XXIII 2 The Southern Cross, October 8 to October 14, 2014 LOCAL Holy Family to celebrate 150 years

BY STAFF REPORTER zeal and missionary dynamism. March 4, 1875 marked the next take ownership of the properties on Durban, Bloemfontein Kimberley They left all and set sail for an un - arrival of Holy Family Sisters in which they lived and worked. and Johannesburg. HE Holy Family Sisters have known land with one purpose in South Africa. With the discovery of gold on In 1915, the nursing sisters went thanked South Africa as they mind, ‘to bring together the scat - This group of sisters was invited the Witwatersrand in 1886, four sis - to Cape Town to establish a hospital Tprepare to celebrate 150 years tered children of God’.” by Bishop Charles Jolivet OMI. ters went to Johannesburg to edu - in Sea Point known as “The of living and labouring “in God’s Bishop Francois Allard OMI, who Their mission was to attend to the cate the children of miners. Monastery”. Vineyard”. headed the vicariate of Natal from education of the children of settlers “The ministry of the sisters ex - The primary mission of the sis - In a letter, the sisters said that 1851-73, had invited the Holy Fam - in Pietermaritzburg, Durban, tended simultaneously to that of ters nursing in The Monastery was cemeteries scattered around South ily Sisters to come to Basutoland Bloemfontein and later Kimberley. nursing. They nursed in Johannes - to care for sailors who took ill while Africa “speak volumes of the lives of (now Lesotho) to help the Oblates “For the most part in these early burg in a few tents while the Gen - at sea. those sisters” who sacrificed so of Mary Immaculate work among years, even in the outstations where eral Hospital was being built,” the “Inspired by the Spirit of God, much for the country. the people on the missions they the Oblates had set up missions, the congregation’s letter said. we have been led to places where “Much has been accomplished had established. sisters busied themselves in setting “Today, it is a historical fact that we would normally not dare to go,” by our sisters in South Africa and While waiting to undertake the up schools and clinics. it was the tireless and courageous the sisters said. for this we are truly thankful,” the long, arduous journey by ox wagon “This was the case in Jagers - efforts of the Holy Family Sisters “Within the last 15 years, we congregation’s letter said. to Basutoland, the sisters remained fontein, Fauresmith, Beaconsfield [in who laid the foundation for health have ventured into the heart of The first presence of Holy Family in Pietermaritzburg and learnt Eng - Kimberley], the Bluff outside Durban care in the city ‘whose streets are Africa—to Uganda, Rwanda and Sisters in South Africa dates back to lish. Mother Mary Joseph Angot and the mission at Oakford, west of paved with gold’.” Botswana,” they said. May 27, 1864, with the arrival of six was the leader of the group. Verulam, later to be taken over by The Holy Family schools and “As we reflect on the past 150 French Holy Family Sisters in Dur - The sisters left Pietermaritzburg the Oakford Dominican Sisters.” hospitals grew rapidly during these years of Holy Family presence in ban. with Bishop Allard on February 18, The year 1887 marked a turning early years and broadened to in - South Africa, we simply say thank “These women may be described 1865. point in the life of the Holy Family clude all sectors of society in a land you to God, the Church and to the as women of courage and determi - The journey to Roma in Basu - Sisters in South Africa, with Mother which was already both multicul - people of our magnificent rainbow nation—ready to take risks,” the sis - toland was filled with “many diffi - Marcel Mouzey being sent from tural and multi-religious. nation for the life we have lived and ters said. culties” but the sisters arrived “with France to be the provincial. Primary and high schools were shared together,” the letter con - “Their hearts were filled with great joy” in April 1865. Negotiations began for sisters to established in Pietermaritzburg, cluded. Join Catholic men’s weekend at Bergkroon outside Wellington

BY DYLAN APPOLIS with the challenges of a changing camping,” Nigel Copley of Catholic world, and encourage them to read Men’s Initiative said. HE archdiocese of Cape Town, God’s word continually as an an - Numbers are limited to no more through the chaplain for chor and source of growth in their than 250 and the Men’s Initiative men’s ministries Fr Paul Tay - T faith. encourages fathers and sons to lor, will be hosting a Catholic men’s The weekend begins with dinner make the trip together. weekend away from October 31 to on Friday evening with an opening “We do, however, advise that at - November 2. All men are invited to join the retreat at Bergkroon in address from Fr Michael van Heerden tendees should be at least 14 and Bain’s Kloof just outside Wellington and extends through to Sunday mid- older. in the Cape. morning. Mass will be celebrated on “We suggest that those parishes This initiative has the full back - both Saturday and Sunday. interested in sending a group to the ing of the archbishop and priests Guest speakers will address and weekend appoint a representative and presents a variety of clerical challenge the delegates over the to co-ordinate their involvement,” and lay speakers covering a number weekend on topics evolving from Mr Copley added. of relevant topics, where men will the theme “Growing in faith as fa - This is the perfect opportunity to be challenged and encouraged to thers, brothers, servants and sons”. meet with brothers in faith from continue to grow in their walk of This year the specific focus will across the archdiocese to share pro - faith. be on our actions rather than grammes, ideas and initiatives. There is a dire need for men to words. n Anyone interested can contact the be strong and faithful role models “All in the archdiocese are wel - Catholic Men’s Initiative. For registra - in this world, real men of faith. come. The cost is R450 and includes tion forms and any other details, con - The Mariannhill province of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood has The weekend presents an ideal accommodation and all meals tact Wayne de Villiers on 079 940 a new leadership team. (Front row from left) Sr Claret Magaba, Sr Immacu - late Ndlovu (provincial superior), Sr Helen Gumede. (Back row from left) Sr throughout the weekend. There is 1853 or Vic Barra on 083 308 4014 or opportunity to strengthen faith and Gerald Frye, Sr Mary Bernadette Ncube (representative of provincial supe - friendship among brothers, to deal an option for those interested in e-mail [email protected] rior)

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BY DYLAN APPOLIS icon available for circulation. With the blessings of the presiding priest seminary stalwart T Mary’s church in Pietermar - at the end of Mass, the family who itzburg has developed an inspir - has had the icon for the past week BY DYLAN APPOLIS Sing liturgy to be practised by passes it on to the next family,” Ms families in their homes. Irvine added. RSULA Boden was presented Motivated by Pope Francis’ call Having now run for a few weeks, with the Bene Merenti medal for us to focus on families as the cen - it has been spiritually enriching. Uby the SACBC president, tre of catechism, parish priest Fr Neil Various kinds of family units have Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Frank OMI suggested that an icon of participated, ranging from a single Town, at St Francis Xavier Seminary the Holy Family be passed on from person (say, a widow) to two-person in the city. family to family to be the focus of and larger families. “Mrs B”, as she was affection - their prayers for a week at a time. Fr Frank told The Southern Cross ately called by generations of semi - Two Holy Family Sisters, Sr Marie that all parishioners have com - narians, received the papal and Sr Meryl, developed a liturgy to Mrs Martina Nkabinda with grandson mented on the meaningfulness of acknowledgement for having be used by the families on each day Siyanda and niece Nkule after they the short, daily liturgy, which pro - served as an indefatigable and of the week. A booklet of family had received the icon for a week of moted a deeper sense of togetherness highly efficient housekeeper for prayer, in English or Zulu, accompa - family devotions. among the members of the family. many years in the seminary system, nies the icon. The format remains “One mother and daughter unit at St John Vianney Seminary in Pre - toria, the Cape Town Diocesan Sem - the same for each day, though the migrant, those with adopted or foster who have members of their family inary, St Kizito in Port Elizabeth and scripture readings, responses and children, child-headed and separated in different parts of the world re - St Francis Xavier in Cape Town. prayers of intercession change. families. ported that praying together over Guests at the presentation in - Beginning with the lighting of a “Families who wish to participate the seven days made them aware of cluded former rector of St John candle in front of the icon, the fam - are invited to enter their names on the strength of family bonds despite ily gathers for prayer. On the first lists that have been prepared for each distances separating them. It gave Vianney Seminary Bishop Graham day, the focus is on their own family. of the five Masses celebrated at St them “comfort and insight into the Rose of Dundee, and Bishop Frank de Gouveia of Oudtshoorn, repre - Archbishop Stephen Brislin prays Over the next six days the focus Mary’s over weekends,” Linelle Irvine notion of family in the multi-cul - senting the Department of Seminar - over Ursula Boden as she receives shifts to praying for different kinds of St Mary’s said. tural, post-modern, secular world in ies. Fr David Rowan, Jesuit regional the Bene Merenti medal. of families: extended, single-parent, “Each Mass has a copy of the which we live,” he added. superior and former rector of St Francis Xavier, was also present. A number of Mrs B’s friends and At the liturgy the rector, Fr colleagues from her long associa - Thomas Plastow SJ, presented the Rivonia CWL celebrates food fair tion with the different seminaries “candidate” for the award to the also came to the celebration. archbishop, along with a history of The occasion was an opportunity her long service to the local BY DYLAN APPOLIS The children carried flags from “Later we had a fashion show for different countries during the offer - children and adults. The first two to remember with gratitude that on Church. MMEDIATELY after Mass re - tory procession. best dressed in both categories won Mrs B’s watch, seminarians and staff Seminarians Lungile Sibiya of cently, the Rivonia parish Witbank and Byron Bowers of Port Parishioners feasted on cuisine fabulous prizes,” she added. could always be confident of a spot - Catholic Women’s League hosted lessly clean seminary and delicious, Elizabeth read an account of the I and dishes from different countries, The money raised from the fair its annual international food fair. well-balanced and nourishing history behind the custom of to support the food fair as well as will go towards the new building This year’s theme was “Unity in meals. awarding the medal and led the Diversity”, to raise funds for their “cook and showcase” their coun - project in the Rivonia parish and A nurse by profession, Mrs B also bidding prayers. The student body charitable projects. tries’ exotic foods. other charities supported by the cared for the health of students and served and sang hymns. The pres - The CWL started off proceedings “The children enjoyed games CWL. staff and as a practical, mother of entation was followed by a celebra - by celebrating a heritage Mass, and a jumping castle. Music and “The CWL is very grateful for the many parts, she served them in var - tory lunch. where bidding prayers were said in dance from different countries was support from all parishioners and ied and useful ways, for example as Mrs Boden now lives in very ac - 10 different languages from all over enjoyed by all,” Gugu Sekonya from donors. May God bless them all,” a skilled seamstress and precise tive retirement with her family in the world. the Catholic Women’s League said. Ms Sekonya said. bookkeeper. Johannesburg. 4 The Southern Cross, October 8 to October 14, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Vatican addresses the UN on terrorism HE UN’s framework provides found experiences of good relations alogue and understanding among the “only viable way” of deal - between cultures, ethnic groups and cultures and remember that it is not Ting with the global nature of religions”. the role of international organisa - modern terrorism “which knows no He also said the “attempts to tions or states “to invent culture, borders”, the Vatican’s secretary of find so-called legal remedies to nor is it possible to do so”. state told the UN General Assembly. counter and prevent the surge of Instead, the cardinal stressed “This reality requires a renewed this new form of terrorism” have that international organisations United Nations that undertakes to not always “respected the estab - and states must promote and sup - foster and preserve peace,” said Car - lished order or particular cultural port “in a decisive way, and with dinal Pietro Parolin, emphasising circumstances of peoples who often the necessary financial means, that recent terrorist activity is found themselves unwillingly at the those initiatives and movements “criminal behaviour that is not en - centre of this new form of global which promote dialogue and under - visaged by the juridical configura - conflict”. standing among cultures, religions tion of the United Nations charter”. “These mistakes, and the fact and peoples.” He stressed that this policing role that they were at least tacitly ap - “Peace, after all, is not the fruit should be taken up by the UN Secu - proved, should lead us to a serious rity Council since there is no “ju - and profound examination of con - of a balance of powers, but rather Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, addresses the 69th the result of justice at every level, ridical norm which justifies UN General Assembly in New York. (Photo: Mike Segar, Reuters/CNS) science,” the cardinal said, adding unilateral policing actions beyond that the challenges posed by new and most importantly, the shared one's own borders”. ing to dissolve them and replace tional law today” particularly how forms of terrorism “should not responsibility of individuals, civil New forms of terrorism engage them with a pseudo-religious world it is used by the UN to prevent war, make us succumb to exaggerated institutions and governments,” he in military actions on a vast scale government”. stop aggressors, protect populations views and cultural extrapolations” said, adding that this means “un - and are “not able to be contained Their actions, he said, should and help victims. but instead should “spur a renewed derstanding one another and valu - by any one state,” the cardinal said “compel the international commu - Cardinal Parolin noted that after call for religious and intercultural ing the other’s culture and in his address. nity to promote a unified re - the 9/11 terrorist attacks, many peo - dialogue and for new developments circumstances. It also entails having He said terrorist activities in sponse,” which should address the ple oversimplified what happened in international law, to promote concern for each other by sharing northern Iraq and in some parts of “cultural and political origins of by blaming the attack on a “clash of just and courageous peace initia - spiritual and cultural patrimonies Syria are part of a “new phenome - contemporary challenges” and con - civilisations,” which he said ig - tives”. and offering opportunities for non” threatening all states by “vow - sider the “effectiveness of interna - nored the “long-standing and pro - He said the UN must promote di - human enrichment.”—CNS Syrian refugees’ reactions to airstrikes against ISIS BY DALE GAVLAk fighters seeking to topple Assad as Syria’s civil war has no end in well as regime troops loyal to Assad. sight. It has created more than 3 mil - SK Syrian refugees sheltering in “Assad was behind terrorists com - lion refugees sheltering in neigh - neighbouring Jordan about the ing into Syria,” Maysoon alleged. bouring countries, such as Jordan, Aadvent of US-led strikes against “He opened the borders and allowed and displaced more than 6,5 million Islamic State militants in their home - these extremists to bring death and within Syria. land, and the reactions will be destruction into our country.” More staggering, according to the mixed. “Our hearts are burning for what United Nations, is the number of Some welcome the surprise mili - has happened to our beloved Syria,” deaths resulting from the grinding tary intervention, saying it could she added, her eyes welling with conflict. lead to ending the nearly four-year- old war in Syria and diminish the tears. In August, the UN human rights power of Islamic State fighters and Although Abu Reda, a Catholic office confirmed more than 19 1 000 other terrorist groups operating in refugee from Damascus, does not deaths of the more than 30 0 000 re - the country. blame Assad for enabling Islamic ported in Syria since the beginning “We guarantee that the war will State terrorists to gain wide control of the war in March 2011. It said come to a close in Syria with such in - over wide swathes of Syria, particu - about 10 0 000 people had been killed volvement led by the American mil - larly in the country’s north, he wel - Some Syrian refugees in Jordan say they welcome the military intervention to in the previous 14 months alone. itary,” said a Syrian refugee woman, comed US and Arab military diminish Islamic State power, while others blame Syrian President Bashar However, Armenian Catholic Maysoon, while cradling her two- intervention to rid the country of Assad for turning a “blind eye” to infiltration by foreign militants. (Photo: Archbishop Boutros Marayati of year-old daughter. The toddler was what he called “the militant cancer”. Sedat Suna, EPA/CNS) Aleppo said he believes that Chris - born in the Jordanian capital soon “It’s excellent that the US-led Muslim militants with death and his to more chaos”. tians inside Syria mainly think that after she and her family fled the spi - coalition has finally bombed Islamic father was kidnapped by the same “We are also concerned that inno - the raids “will not solve the prob - ralling violence in Damascus, the State targets in Syria,” said the former militants. cent civilians will once again become lems, and may even increase them”. Syrian capital. businessman, who is not permitted “Islamic State and other extrem - victims as a result of the airstrikes,” “The uncertainty that everyone Maysoon and some other to work in Jordan due to his refugee ists have systematically targeted said her friend, Sawsan. lives every day increases even more,” refugees, all of whom asked to be status. Christians and other minorities in “The injustice of the Assad regime he said of the airstrikes in a interview identified without their full names, “I only wish that the airstrikes Syria, threatening our lives and seek - helped to give birth to extremism with Fides, news agency of the Vati - blamed Syrian President Bashar happened sooner. They are what is ing to forcibly convert us to Islam,” and this has, in turn, weakened the can Congregation for the Evangelisa - Assad for turning a “blind eye” to in - needed to destroy the extremists that he said. country’s moderate voice, making or - tion of Peoples. filtration over the border by foreign have taken over parts of our coun - However, a Sunni Muslim dinary Syrians the losers,” Samar “People here do not have a clear militants who make up some of the try,” said the father of two. woman, Samar, and other refugees said, shaking her head. view of what is going on,” Arch - membership of Islamic State and Abu Reda and his family were expressed concerns that the US-led Yet, other refugees, half-jokingly, bishop Marayati said. “But certainly other extremists. The Islamists have forced to flee to Jordan about two intervention could “further compli - urged the planes bombing Islamic they do not see the perpetrators of clashed with both secular opposition years ago after he was threatened by cate Syria’s bloody civil war and lead State to attack Assad, too. the bombings as ‘liberators.’” —CNS Strange tale of generous ‘Jesuit’ art forger

BY MARk PATTISON MICASA TOURS F you are of the mind that it is better to give than to receive, then this story is Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Nevers Ifor you. Led by Father Allan Moss OMI It has to do with Mark Landis. He has spent much of his adult life as an art forger. 01-09 April 2015 And he was a good one, as he bounced around easily among different periods and Pilgrimage to Fatima, Garabandal, styles in his forgeries. One thing that was different about Lan - Lourdes, Dozulè, Liseux and Paris dis was that he gave away his forgeries. Led by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI That would have put the recipients of his generosity in a pickle, thinking they 10-23 May 2015 owned the genuine article only to be Pilgrimage to Italy-Shroud of Turin, rudely surprised should they try to cash in on their good, er, fortune. Mark Landis is shown at home and at work on a “Picasso” in a scene from the documen - Passion Play in Such a scam cannot last forever, and tary “Art and Craft”. (Photo: Sam Cullman, Oscilloscope Laboratories/CNS) Landis, thinking that the police might be Sordevolo, Milan, Rome, on to him, started donning disguises and an article on Landis in 2011 that appeared But since he was exposed, he has gone Verona, Venice taking on various false identities to give in The New York Times . “I read the article, legit. And his mental illness has abated. He Led by Father Victor Phalana away his art. tore it out, put it away and couldn't stop even has a website to market his own One of his last aliases was that of a Je - thinking about it,” she added. paintings. “He can reach his public and his 09-21 June 2015 suit priest. Her next step was talking to Cullman. public can reach him,” Cullman said. Sam Cullman, one of the co-directors of Then Grausman got in touch with Landis’own style is a bit of an enigma, Holy Land Pilgrimage “Art and Craft”, a documentary feature Matthew Leininger, who had been duped according to Cullman. “There aren’t too Led by Father Christopher Townsend that looks into Landis’ art and life, said by Landis and was intent on exposing him many Mark Landis originals in the world,” Landis was “inspired” to become a Jesuit to the art world. Leininger, she said, “was he said. “He’s done a portrait of his mother 31 August -09 September 2015 priest. very interested in telling his story”. as Joan of Arc, derived from a photograph The source of that inspiration? Look no Landis had been suffering from mental or some sort of other painting. He’s refer - Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes , further than your television, for the “Fa - illness, and after his father died, he con - ring to other works and deriving new ther Brown” mysteries from England. centrated on his work with even greater in - works out of them.” Rome and Assisi “As Mark would say, everything you tensity, according to Cullman. “As far as we know, he’s stopped forging Led by Father Robert Mphiwe need to know about being a good priest is Unlike others in Landis’ line of work, he and as a byproduct of earlier encounters, 07-19 September 2015 in the ‘Father Brown’ series,” Cullman never got paid for his art. But to Cullman, he’s done some commissions—a fake said. he is a forger all the same: “Of course. He Monet for someone’s living room,” Graus - Contact: Tel: 012 342 7917/072 637 0508 (Michelle) Co-director Jennifer Grausman, who makes copies of other people’s work,” he man said. “He was also included in an ex - E-Mail: [email protected] has an art background, said she had read said. hibition about forgery. —CNS INTERNATIONAL The Southern Cross, October 8 to October 14, 2014 5 Church media to modernise

BY LAUREN DUGAN NEW papal commission is looking at how Vatican Amedia outlets can better communicate the Church’s mes - sage “of healing, of love, of hope, and of generosity of spirit”, said the panel’s leader. The group is drawing up “pro - posals that will recognise the par - ticular importance of what the Church is communicating and the way in which it can best com - municate that message in the 21st century,” said British Lord Chris Patten, commission president. Patten, who formerly served as A papal commission led by British Lord Chris Patten, and composed of 11 chairman of the BBC Trust, chan - international media experts, aims to expand modern and efficient commu - cellor at the University of Oxford nication by the Church. (Photo: Sebastiao Moreira, EPA/CNS) Pope Francis greets Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI during an encounter for the and governor of Hong Kong, elderly in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Photo: Paul Haring/CNS) spoke to Vatican Radio about the commission’s first meeting at the a goal of the committee, but not house LEV, and the Vatican print - Vatican since it was established at the cost of diminishing out - ing press. by Pope Francis in July. reach, Lord Patten said. A reorganisation of the media Pope warns of Composed of 11 media experts He called Pope Francis an “ex - structures has been a long time in from Europe, North America, traordinary communicator”, who coming. A papal commission Latin America, Asia and Vatican “makes us realise how much the kick-started the process in De - offices, the commission’s aim is to rest of us have to do—to use a cember 2013 when it hired the ‘hidden euthanasia’ propose how the Vatican’s nu - sporting phrase—to up our US-based global management merous media outlets can work game!” consulting firm McKinsey & BY CAROL GLATz The wisdom and love of older more efficiently and closely to - The Vatican has nearly a dozen Company to provide recommen - people are instrumental for building gether. separate communication outlets dations for making the Holy See’s OPE Francis warned against the the future, and they can even cheer Mastering newer technologies and offices, many of which oper - communications’ outlets more abandonment and neglect of up grumpy teenagers, the pope said. and making sure different institu - ate independently of one another. “efficient and modern”. the elderly, calling it a “hidden P “It’s very good for you to go visit tions work together is a chal - They include the Pontifical Lord Patten said the commis - euthanasia” rooted in today’s “poi - an older person. Look at our kids. lenge, Lord Patten said. Council for Social Communica - sion wants to hear from every - sonous” culture of disposal and an Sometimes we see them being list - "We have to make sure that the tions, the Vatican newspaper, one, including the Vatican’s own economic system of greed. wonderful message the Catholic L’Osservatore Romano, Vatican media operations, as well as bish - In the presence of his predeces - less and sad; (if) they go visit an older person, they become happy,” Church has to offer is offered in Radio, the Vatican television pro - ops’ conferences and outside sor, Pope Francis also thanked re - ways which get through to the duction studio, CTV, the Vatican journalists who cover the Vatican. tired Pope Benedict XVI for staying he said. “Older people, grandparents, young, to the poor, and to other Information Service, the Vatican He said he hoped the commis - to live at the Vatican and being like groups in the most effective press office, the Fides missionary sion would have proposals ready “a wise grandfather at home”. have an ability to understand very ways,” he said. news agency, the main Vatican by early April to give to the Vati - “A people who don’t take care of difficult situations, a great talent. Using the Church’s financial website, the news.va news aggre - can’s Secretariat of State and the their grandparents and don’t treat And when they pray about these sit - resources more effectively is also gator, the Vatican publishing Secretariat of the Economy. —CNS them well is a people with no future. uations, their prayers are strong and Why no future? Because they lose powerful.” the memory (of the past) and they But there are many who instead sever their own roots,” he said. prey on their fragilities, and the The pope’s comments came dur - pope warned against the “inhuman” ing a special encounter and Mass for violence being waged against the older people in St Peter’s square. elderly and children in areas of con - Some 4 0 000 grandparents, retired flict. men and women, and their families Harm can also be waged quietly, attended “The Blessing for a Long he said, through many forms of neg - Life” event, organised by the Pontif - lect and abandonment, which “are a ical Council for the Family. real and true hidden euthanasia”. Pope Francis specifically invited People need to fight against “this Pope Benedict to attend the event, poisonous throwaway culture,” making it the third time since his re - which targets children, young peo - tirement in 2013 that the German ple and the elderly, on “the pretext pontiff has made a rare appearance of keeping the economic system in public with his successor. ‘balanced’, where the focus is not on Carrying a cane and looking the human being but on the god of strong, the 87-year-old pope arrived money”. about one hour into the event, While residential care facilities which featured music and testi - are important for those who don’t monies from families. About 10 have a family who can care for minutes later, while the famed Ital - ian tenor Andrea Bocelli sang Con te them, it’s important these institu - partiro (“I’ll Go With You”), Pope tions be “truly like homes, not pris - Francis made his entrance with a ons”, the pope said, and that their small group of families. He immedi - placement there is in the best inter - ately went to greet and embrace est of the older person, “not some - Pope Benedict, who only stayed for one else”. the next hour, leaving before the These retirement homes should start of Mass. be like “sanctuaries” that breathe life Addressing him as “Your Holi - into a community whose members ness”, Pope Francis thanked the re - are drawn to visit and look after the tired pontiff for his presence, telling residents like they would an older the crowd, “I really like having him sibling, he said. living here in the Vatican, because Pope Francis then concelebrated it’s like having a wise grandfather at Mass with 100 elderly priests from home.” around the world.—CNS

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province of Rome, and he died there as a bishop in 430, while Van - Editor: Günther Simmermacher We can all offer prayers for peace dal barbarians from Europe slew his ATRIACH Fouad Twal of J Rebelo adds: “It is not possible parishioners. Guest editorial: Michael Shackleton PJerusalem speaks of the “three to judge an entire faith by the acts Two centuries later, North Africa Ps”: prayer, pilgrimage and projects of a few or even many of its believ - became part of the great Muslim (The Southern Cross , July 30). “We ers —our own religion’s past is full empire, which the terrorists are The Innocents of war still belive in the power of prayer, of deadly wars...and violence pro - now trying to re-establish. the most important P,” he said. moters are still among us.” The African Union was warned ATTLEFIELDS and grave - and destroys their homes and Henri Nouwen wrote (1997): We need God’s help to observe recently in Nairobi of the urgent yards mark the historical livelihoods is something that “We must find not some but all of his commandents “love one an - need for an African response to ter - evidence of war in all parts must attract our attention B our strength, hope, courage and other” (John 13:34) and “love your rorism. In addition, we have crime, of the world, our own among today. confidence in God.” enemy” (Luke 6:35). corruption, poverty, refugee prob - them. They are grim monu - Pope Francis has entreated Francis Correia, Jesuit Institute of Worrying about the overseas lems, Aids, Ebola... ments to man’s inhumanity to world leaders to prefer dialogue SA, tells of Archbishop Tutu who, conflicts, we tend to forget that Few of us can go on pilgrimages, man and the subsequent impact and reconciliation to the call to when asked what people could do Africans have also fought since time so while we pray about overseas on political and social change arms. He has pointedly told to help, replied: “Have you tried immemorial —social traditions problems, let us join in a project, over the centuries. them that they should think of praying?” often limit ubuntu to one’s own “Pray for Africa”, not just for peace The global centenary of the the sorrow that their children Everyone is very concerned family, clan or ethnic group. There and justice but with faith hope and start of World War I, observed will suffer from warfare. about the various Islamic terrorist was no culture of equal human love for God and neighbours in our last month, has stimulated our Hardness of heart and insen - groups. However, Pope Francis rights, and leaders were (and still land. recognition of the sacrifice of sitivity to those hundreds of writes that “our respect for the true are) not held accountable. For a free prayer leaflet, SMS your the young lives cruelly stamped thousands of refugees who n followers of Islam should lead us to When St Augustine was born in name and address to 083 544 8449. out in that battle and all battles traipse forlornly from the secu - avoid hateful generalisations”. North Africa in 354, it was a Athaly Jenkinson , East London since. This newspaper, like rity of their homes into the un - many others that then reflected known, ill becomes the on the horror of armed conflict, Christian conscience. considered how the Church’s There are numerous organi - That is a possibility. But no that the Church grows, but “by at - attitude to the concept of a just sations, Christian and other - more. There is no proof. Pope Fran - traction”. JNe hsius isnf oormnat itveh leett ecr (rSeoptsems - war is losing ground. wise, that are ready to ease the cis has called for a “theology of We “cannot passively and calmly ber 17), Kevin Andersson asks us Battlefields and graveyards pain and to search for new I women”. You cannot build a “the - wait in our church buildings”. We to look deeper at the necessity of do not sufficiently cause us to homes for the victims of war. ology of women” on mere assump - need to move “from a pastoral min - Jesus dying on the cross. grasp the reality of the count - However, justice would seem tions which may or may not be istry of mere conservation to a decid - The biblical story of “Adam” less unarmed civilians who were to demand that the nations that true. Merely hypothetical women edly missionary pastoral ministry”. concerns the evolution of mankind slaughtered in what is cynically caused the innocent to endure won’t do. Excessive centralisation, rather from primitive hunter/gatherers to referred to as collateral damage. such hardships should con - But we do not need those as - than proving helpful, complicates the inception of agriculture and the This reality is now being high - tribute to a programme of reha - sumptions without evidence. With the Church’s life and her mission - domestication of animals, which lighted by the modern Church. bilitation and recovery. Jesus we stand on firm ground. ary outreach. led to more complex societies and Going to war implies in - Unfortunately, that is hardly Jesus loved and deeply respected “I invite everyone to be bold and the birth of city states. Hence, the volvement in what St John Paul likely when the innocent are women, he defended them against creative in this task of rethinking “Garden of Eden” was no more. II called the culture of death. considered to be the enemy. Pharisees and gave them due hon - the goals, structures, style and From the time mankind was He contrasted this with the The Church attempts to ra - our when they were shown con - methods of evangelisation in their “cast out of Eden”, evil has stalked accentuation of the gospel of tionalise warfare as a conse - tempt, thus contradicting the respective communities. A proposal the earth and is still very much life, which carries with it the quence of our human patriarchy of the times. of goals without an adequate com - prevalent to this day. And it is quite upholding of life in the womb condition, our fallen nature in Jesus did this as a Jew of the first evident that this evil lurks in the munal search for the means of and even in terminal sickness. need of redemption. Vatican II century, not as a feminist of the minds of humans and plays itself achieving them will inevitably While world leaders wrangle provided this insight: “Insofar 21st. out in differing ideologies. prove illusory,” Pope Francis wrote over a lasting peace in the Mid - as men are sinful, the threat of St Luke’s gospel is the gospel of In recent times there have been in his apostolic exhortation Evan - dle East and a military way of war hangs over them, and hang women and more especially of leaders like Stalin, Hitler and Pol gelii Gaudium . combating the barbaric terror - over them it will until the re - Mary the mother of Jesus, to name Pot; we’ve witnessed Tsutsis mur - “The important thing is to not ism of the Islamic State, Chris - turn of Christ” ( Gaudium et spes , just one part of scripture where it is dered in Rwanda, likewise Ndebele walk alone, but to rely on each tians have no choice but to stick 78). not true that “that the male writers in Zimbabwe at the hands of Mu - other as brothers and sisters, and es - to the principle of making and Yet we as followers of the failed to give women their rightful gabe’s Fifth Brigade and now IS and pecially under the leadership of the preserving peace. Prince of Peace have to demon - place”. Boko Haram are sowing terror. bishops, in a wise and realistic pas - John Paul II, we are told, an - strate to those in power that The Church moving through the A few decades before the birth of toral discernment.” grily warned British prime min - they should extend themselves ages was affected again and again Jesus, 800 Jewish “rebels” were co - by anti-woman ideologies. Deryk Bayman , Durban ister Tony Blair not to join with to exercise restraint when the erced into surrendering and then the United States in invading threat of war hangs over them. But she did not betray Jesus in treacherously crucified by the Has - his respect for women altogether. Iraq in 2003. He indicated the Peace-making is far more dif - monean king, Alexander Janneus, consequences which had not ficult than warmongering. It Against much male resistance the their wives and children mercilessly Church insisted on monogamy. PArMa reysp ofnodirng btoi Bs Jhonoesp’s ls etter been adequately analysed or ap - takes courage and steadfastness being killed before them as they preciated. He wanted negotia - to turn from violence when Only marriage of one man and one I(September 3) criticising two bish - hung on the crosses. woman witnesses silently, but ops. tions, not acts of aggression. confronted with looming Surely Jesus on the cross epito - These consequences were bloodshed. clearly, to the equality of man and Our Holy Mother told the chil - mises the slaughter of the inno - woman. It is no coincidence that dren of Medjugorje not to judge her not only geopolitical. The pope In the words of Pope Paul VI cents and signifies cruelty being was thinking of the civilians when addressing the United Na - the women’s movement has its be - priests, but to pray for them as they perpetuated by psychopathic lead - ginnings in Christian Europe where represent her Son here on earth. who would be killed, injured tions General Assembly in ers and their followers. Is not Chris - woman’s dignity has its deepest Yvonne Savy , Durban and displaced. 1965: “Peace expresses itself tianity an antidote to this culture of As innocent non-combat - only in peace, a peace which is roots. killing? And the Church will protect ants, their plight appeared to be not separate from the demands Patrick Dacey , Johannesburg secondary or unconsidered by of justice but which is fostered women against new ideologies which deny the special feminine the potentates of military by personal sacrifice, clemency, WeAbNYs tihtaenk sh foer lmp aking avail - gifts women have and want to mas - might. No plans were made to mercy and love”. able on your website back culinise her. M rehabilitate them. Self-interest hardens hearts. copies of The Southern Cross . Owing Women’s role at Fr Oskar Wermter, SJ, pastoral Since then the Church’s con - Compassion for others softens to the postal strike in our area, I cern for civilians in war-torn re - hearts and flows towards a department, Imbisa, Harare LaOUsRt cSorruesppopndeenrt ? Tony Mee - haven’t received my copy of the SC gions has grown. 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xdfnbsdfnsdfnbsdfnbsdn PERSPECTIVES The Southern Cross, October 8 to October 14, 2014 7 Not for God to fix your mess, Mr Zuma Emmanuel Ngara REMEMBER my first request for divine which quoted the president as saying: “I intervention. I was three or four years know they say Jesus will return to fetch us. Christian Leadership Iold and like any toddler, especially as But I don’t know how many will stay be - one of the male variety, I was a little too hind. Maybe the majority […] but this time rambunctious at Bible study one night. not to fetch us, but just to come and Gushwell Brooks My mother darted “that look” at me cleanse us of our sins, because we have Talking about Faith Teaching Christian and I knew that I would suffer the discom - caused more damage than before.” fort of a fiery posterior by bedtime—spare Some might say, “About time!” at Mr the rod, spoil the child, was the order of Zuma’s religious insights. I say: “What a have a rich religious life, but that is a de - leadership the day then. cop-out!” bate for another time. The point that As we reached home, I fell to my knees, stands out for me, the elephant in the N an earlier article I narrated how my wife and clasped my palms together and implored any have called for a return to Godli - room which the president failed to ac - I developed an academy called the Lead and God to spare me from a thrashing. Divine Mness, where religion takes a more knowledge, is the fact that the damage that IInspire School of Leadership. We managed to intervention had the desired effect, the rod prominent position and informs us in our has been caused, has been caused by those get two qualifications accredited by the Council was spared that night. day-to-day dealings. Some have argued in power—people like him. on Higher Education —a diploma in generic lead - The intervention may have occurred be - that the increased secularisation of society Leaders in business, politics and society ership (leadership for government, companies, cause I simply melted my mother’s heart— has led to increased social ills, corruption are placed in positions of power to lead so - educational institutions and so on) and a diploma only a heartless fiend would administer and a lack for human regard when provid - ciety in a way that is beneficial. So whether in Christian leadership. In 2010 we managed to punishment of a corporal nature on a pray - ing basic services. it be the economy, safety and security, a so - enrol 12 “disciples”. ing toddler—or perhaps the intervention I believe that South Africa, as a secular ciety free of corruption and scandal, or a These were people from different denomina - was indeed divine. state, fosters a very fertile environment sustainable environment, we expect them tions —Methodist superintendents, Catholic sis - Nonetheless, my entreaty came as a re - where one can personally practise and to lead by example and foster conditions ters, Pentecostal pastors and one or two lay sult of helplessness and hopelessness. I had that ensure that society is the greatest ben - people. My focus in this column is on Christian already apologised, I had already promised eficiary. leadership. How did we get these leaders from dif - to never misbehave again, but none of It is clear that leadership—and many ferent denominations to work together on the these attempts at appeasement satisfied my would argue the president himself—has subject of Christian leadership and to accept the mother, so I asked for God’s intervention fallen far short of our expectations in terms leadership of two lay Catholics? as I had my back to the wall. of giving solid, credible direction. They, in The first thing was to help each student realise Request for divine intervention is not essence, created the mess and thus they are that leadership begins with him or her. In other only unique to toddlers who find them - the best-placed people to fix the mess. words, leadership is about you and other people. selves falling foul of their parents, but The president’s call for God to inter - Whether you are a leader in government, in the much rather a testament to something in - vene, in my opinion, is not a sign of reli - Church, in a company or a school, you are dealing nately human: we ask for God’s interven - gious devotion or belief, but much rather with people who have different roles to play and tion when we see no way out. a sign of unwillingness to fix what you different needs and expectations. This condition, it seems, does not only have done in perpetuating wrongs plagu - Leadership is therefore about serving these affect you and I as average people with jobs ing the world and implying that it is God’s people, about your relationship with them collec - and bills to pay, it seems to affect those at responsibility to fix your blunders. tively and individually, and about how you can President Jacob zuma, whose call for divine the pinnacle of power, most notably the Simply put, it is poor leadership, a lack help them to share a common vision and to serve intervention is a cop-out, as Gushwell the organisation more efficiently and effectively, president of the Republic, Jacob Zuma. Brooks writes. (Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko, of accountability for fixing what is in your On Spring Day, City Press ran a report power to fix—a sad state of affairs indeed. and to grow the organisation to higher levels. Reuters/CNS) The next important principle was to get an un - derstanding and appreciation of the biblical ap - proach to leadership. We looked at the Old Testament and the New Testament. We examined The curse of anonymity Sarah-Leah role models like Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Daniel, Jeremiah, Nehemiah, Ruth, Mary the Mother of Pimentel Jesus, the Apostle Paul and so on. HIS month I’m writing from Portbou, The Mustard Seeds How did God call these servants? How did a little Spanish coastal village with a each one of them respond? What qualities, Tpopulation of 1 300 on the French strengths and weaknesses did each have? What border. For most of its history, it has been We, too, are called to seek out the gifts did God give to each of these and how did an anonymous little place tucked away in anonymous of our world today, listen to they use the gifts? the Pyrenees. their story with compassion and respond in Did each of these leaders finish well or not? Its claim to fame is its easy access be - love. What can today’s leaders learn from these ser - tween France and Spain, making it a place Like a homeless man named Peter from vants of God? Is there a difference between the for desperate men. Germany whom I met at the train station way God called his servants in the Old Testament In the 1930s rebels fighting against the in Portbou. He told me about the child he and how he calls leaders in our time? Spanish dictator, General Franco, would go hasn’t seen in a long time, the fight that A great focus was placed on Jesus as teacher over the border for supplies and to escape and role model. Franco’s army. A decade later, Jews fleeing landed him in hospital, and the bandage on his leg. What did Jesus teach about leadership? Which the advance of Hitler’s invading forces The Spanish village of Portbou, from where passages in the Bible are key to an understanding came over the border into Portbou, hoping Or Lily, who like millions of single this column was written. The photo shows of Jesus’ teaching on leadership? In what ways for safe passage through Spain, into Portu - the graveyard overlooking the Mediter - mothers in South Africa, bears the burden was his leadership style and concept of leadership gal and onto a ship bound for the Ameri - ranean. (Photo: Sarah-Leah Pimentel) of working several jobs to raise and educate different from that of the teachers of the law and cas. her children in the hope that they will have that of secular leaders of his time? From being a sleepy border town, Port - voted to the memory of the anonymous.” a better life. How did Jesus relate to his followers and to his bou became a place of possible salvation in Benjamin was trying to express some - Sometimes, we can respond and offer Father? Is the Church today practising leadership a desert of hopelessness. For one man, thing that we, as Christians, take for practical help. Our office collected money as Jesus taught it? In what ways is Christian lead - however, it was to become the end of all granted and is expressed in many different to help Lily build a small home for herself ership as taught by Jesus different from generic hope. ways in the Scriptures: “Do this in memory and her children, a place where she can put leadership as we know it today? With the Nazis closing in and rumours of me” (Lk 22:19), or, “Whatsoever you do down roots, and accord her the dignity of With this common background we were then that Spain would send the Jewish refugees to the least of my brothers, you do unto being a homeowner. able to study Christian role models in the history back into France, Walter Benjamin, a me” (Mt 25:40). Other times, as in the case of Peter, there of the Church, identifying some figures from dif - philosopher whose work helped to lay the is nothing we can do to help, except listen ferent epochs and denominations: St Augustine terrain for post-modernist thought, died of he Eucharist is more than remembering and share some biscuits while waiting for of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, John Wes - an overdose of prescription drugs. The day a unique moment in history when the train. T ley, St Ignatius of Loyola, Mother Teresa. after his death, the group he was travelling Christ offered himself for the salvation of These actions, no matter how small, Together we were able to distil something of with was given safe passage to Portugal. our souls. In each Eucharist, Jesus once help to erase the anonymity that Walter the essence of Christian leadership from the ex - What a waste of such great human intel - again gives himself for us. But in this giv - Benjamin speaks of. It is a validation of the amples of these personalities from different de - lect! He still had so much to contribute in ing, Jesus also commissions us. Do this in human person. nominational backgrounds. Together we were in helping to decipher and give a voice to this memory of me. Do as I have done. Follow Something as small as looking someone a position to develop an appreciation of Catholic new world of human progress and the loss my example. As I have given myself for in the eye and acknowledging their exis - spirituality and to learn useful lessons about of comfortable centuries-old certainties. you, give yourself for others. Reach out to tence, saying to them: I see you, I hear your Methodist, Pentecostal and Anglican spirituality. Fortunately, his friends did not allow the anonymous people in your midst. By sorrows. I don’t know if I can give you what The diploma in Christian leadership was com - Benjamin to be forgotten. They trans - your actions, they shall be remembered and you need, but I’ll give you what I have right posed of many other modules, but the elements I formed this nondescript village into a liv - in remembering them, the world remem - now. Because you matter. You have value. have highlighted here were among those that en - ing memorial for him. They had his bers me too. Your life has a purpose. abled this group from diverse Christian back - remains placed in what must be the most Jesus’ favourite terrain of action was pre - If Walter Benjamin had encountered a grounds to see that there is so much we have in beautiful cemetery I have ever seen, over - cisely in the service of the anonymous—the hope bearer in his flight across Europe, per - common; so much that all denominations are not looking the Mediterranean. They delivered Samaritan woman at the well, Galilean fish - haps his story may have had a different doing right; and so much that the followers of Benjamin (and Portbou) from what many ermen, a woman accused of having com - ending. Jesus can do together to improve the quality of of us fear most: anonymity. mitted adultery, a man possessed by But Benjamin’s death also stands as a re - leadership in our world. In his famous work, Passages , Benjamin demons. All of these would have been for - minder for us—reach out to the anony - There is such poor leadership in the world. Can writes: “It is more difficult to honour the gotten in the annals of history, except for mous. May we be instruments through Christians stand together and truly become the memory of the anonymous than that of the one thing: Jesus took time to hear their which we can transmit the “blessed hope light of the world and the salt of the earth? renowned. Historical construction is de - story and offer them a new way to live. of the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ”.

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Holy Rosary High School in Johannesburg announced its leaders for next year. (From left) Roberta Scognamiglio (head of Justice and Peace committee members from Sacred Heart parish, Qoqo - Fatima House), kathryn Brandt (head of Shanahan House), Shaan Forster (deputy headgirl sport), Odirile Motsepe dala, Queenstown diocese, after their monthly training. (From left) (deputy headgirl culture), Alexia D’Alessio (headgirl), Theané Dietrich (deputy headgirl outreach), Danielle Fletcher (deputy Nophetile Soko Matiyse, Nosiseko Nomana Jojweni, Nozuko Magodongo, headgirl religion), Veronica Gordon (head of Rosary House) and Tayla Blewitt (head of Lourdes House). parish priest Fr Matthias Nsamba, Mr Matyobe and Pawulos Mongezi Cenya. Andrea Damane and Francis Mththuzeli Sosanti are not pictured.

Four Dominican sisters celebrated their diamond and golden jubilees at Emmaus Convent in East London. (From left front) Members of the Catholic Women’s League of St Francis Xavier parish in Sr Agatha, 60 years and Srs Hildegard, Gemma and Hildegund, 50 years. Pictured with them are (from left) Frs Robert ka - Durban renewed their commitment to the league while wearing some - mangu, Peter Whitehead, Billy Barnes, Varghese kannanaikkal CMI, Lubabalo Mguda, John Pullokkaran CMI and Jose thing pink for Women’s Month. They are pictured with Fr Derrick Butt Chereath CMI. OMI.

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nando, St Anne’s parish priest) asked me to come and bless the corner - The foundation for a new stone, I was very happy and proud to do it.” church at St Anne's in the Bishop Wood says the challenges township of Mpophomeni in Mpophomeni now are “like prob - outside of Howick in lems all over the country”. The church, he says, is playing an KwaZulu-Natal has been important role in helping struggling blessed as the parish pre - communities overcome these chal - pares to cater for its rapidly lenges. growing congregation. STU - “Unemployment is one of the biggest problems,” he says. ART GRAHAM spoke to “There is nothing for the young Bishop Barry Wood about when they leave school. the project “HIV and Aids is also still strong here and the delivery of basic serv - ices to people is another problem.” ISHOP Barry Wood, who Thandi Sosibo, the deputy chair - blessed the foundation of the woman of St Anne’s, says the church Bnew church, says the numbers has saved R70 0 000 since 2001. attending the previous church were Much of the money, she says, will be simply “too big”. used to build the new church. “The previous church was more “When Fr Jude started here, we of a hall than a church and the num - had no funds and so we started small bers were simply getting too big,” activities to raise money. says Bishop Wood. “It was important for us to put up “It is wonderful moment for St a new church because our commu - Anne’s, which was a beacon of hope nity is getting bigger and our num - for so many people in the area dur - bers are increasing.” ing apartheid.” She says when St Anne’s started Mpophomeni, which means the trying to raise funds for the commu - place of the waterfall in isiZulu, was nity it was met with a skeptical re - St Anne’s in Mpophomeni, Durban, has been hard at work collecting funds for its new church extension. (Top left) built on open field by the govern - sponse. parish priest Fr Jude Fernando paints decorated plates for an arts and craft market (bottom right) to raise funds. (Top ment in 1968 to relocate the black “When we started trying to raise right) Cardinal Wilfrid Napier is presented with a Tau cross created by Fr Fernando as part of the fund’s drive. (Bottom population living in Howick. funds for the church people did not left) Franciscan sisters Innocentia Mchunu (superior), Francina Mlitwa and Helen Cele are welcomed to the mission Violence hit the area in 1985 buy into the idea,” she says. where they now work. when the management of the South “In 2001, we started selling flow - African Rubber Manufacturing Com - ers and handwork to the commu - “They come and they approach the completion of the church, which and often there is no place for the pany fired a thousand striking work - nity. the sisters and other members of the is expected in February next year, so children who want to attend Mass,” ers, many of them Mpophomeni “We also started raising funds parish to say they want to be that there will be more place for the he says. residents. through concerts at church.” Catholic.” children of Mpophomeni at Mass. “When we have the new church More than 100 people were killed “Our parish priest, Fr Jude, is very Fr Jude says he looks forward to “Many people have been coming there will be place for everyone.” in the years ahead as mainly ANC- good at raising funds. Some time ago supporting residents of he came across second-hand cloth - Mpophomeni clashed with Inkatha ing. We sold all those clothes to raise Freedom Party members in the rural funds.” areas of Kwa Shifu, Haza and The attitude of the community Mahlangeni. towards St Anne’s fund-raising ef - The area was in a state of “civil forts has slowly changed. war” between the Inkatha Freedom “The parishioners are motivated Party and the ANC in the apartheid now. They know that for us to years, Bishop Wood recalls. achieve something, we need to put “When the factory in Howick dis - our hands and minds together.” missed workers there was a revolt Ms Sosibo says the church is and many of the workers were per - widely used by the community for secuted and killed. It was like a civil Mass and funerals. The new struc - war at the time. It was terrible.” ture will be able to provide cate - St Anne's, he says, was opened to chism classes for its growing number people running all sorts of move - of Catholics. ments. “People are joining the church “When there was trouble here in because they believe in our Catholic KwaZulu-Natal, especially in the teachings,” she says. Howick area, the church was the “Most of us here have been born meeting place for activists to meet Catholic. Us Catholics support each and feel safe. other. We work as a family. Members “They knew the police would not of the community look at that and attack when they were in here and they look at our teachings. so St Anne's became a beacon of “They look at what has been hope. done by Catholics. Every year there “When Father Jude (Fr Jude Fer - are new candidates.”

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game against the New York Jets, what was wrong with his legs, and Until recently, Daniel Adongo sustained a season-ending he explained that he had weights bicep injury on his first play. strapped around his ankles for fit - Adongo played in South Adongo’s world was turned up - ness,” Mr Muthiora said in an e- Africa in the Super Rugby side down again. mail interview. competition. Now the Through the challenges, it has “I found it hard to believe that been Adongo’s Catholic faith that an 18-year-old would be walking Catholic sportsman is play - has kept his feet firmly planted on around with weights strapped ing American football in the the ground. around his ankles the whole day. It NFL. SEAN GALLAGHER “My faith is not going to waver goes to show the level of commit - just because I got injured,” Adongo ment he had.” spoke to him. told The Criterion , newspaper of the Mr Muthiora also knew that N the past year, Daniel Adongo’s Indianapolis archdiocese. “It’s part Adongo’s faith fuelled his willing - Daniel Adongo stretches before a game for the Indianapolis Colts. The world has been turned upside of the game. I’m not going to wal - ness to make sacrifices. Each day linebacker previously played rugby in South Africa for the Bulls, Sharks Idown—twice. low in disappointment. Absolutely when he came to school Adongo and kings before switiching to American football. (Photo courtesy of the Adongo, 24, is a linebacker for not. I’m looking forward to redefin - first stopped in the chapel to pray, Indianapolis Colts) the Indianapolis Colts. But the life - ing myself, finding myself in this a practice that he and other stu - long Catholic and native of Kenya challenging time and looking for a dents often repeated after lunch. He how to play American football. if I’m in a different country. My had never played American football better way to do things and come regularly attended Mass and re - Adongo approached the steep learn - faith is my faith. It stays the same.” and knew little of the game before back even stronger.” ceived guidance from the school’s ing curve not simply from intellec - What has also stayed the same in the Colts signed him to a contract Adongo’s foundation of faith priest chaplain. tual and physical perspectives, but Kenya and Indianapolis for Adongo in July 2013. was laid by his family and school “When one puts one’s soul in from a spiritual one also. He has is living among people of diverse At the time, he was a profes - community in Nairobi, Kenya. order, other things fall into place,” sought to offer as a sacrifice to God backgrounds. sional rugby player in South Africa, For eight years, he was a student Mr Muthiora said. all of his work on the field, in the That began for him at Strath - playing for the Kings in the 2013 at Strathmore School there. weight room and in team meetings. more. Super Rugby season as a lock or Founded in 1961, Strathmore pro - dongo’s rugby career began Now his work with the Colts is “There were people there who flanker. Before that he represented vides a strong education and spiri - Awhile still at Strathmore. He the daily grind of rehabilitation. were [Protestant] Christians, who the Bulls and the Sharks. tual formation for students. played on national youth teams in While the dream of starring on the were Muslim, who were Hindu— So his world was turned upside Adongo’s formation contributed to Kenya and later professionally in field may be delayed, Adongo does people from all walks of life,” down when he took a leap of faith his desire to excel in athletics. New Zealand, for Counties not ignore the opportunity set be - Adongo said. “It basically told us and went halfway around the world “They really [emphasise] that Manukau, and in South Africa. fore him as a way to glorify God, about respecting other religions, re - to play a sport—at the highest God has given everybody talents A successful career in rugby even in the hard, hidden work of specting other people’s choices. level—that was entirely new to him. and gifts,” he said. “And developing seemed to be the course God set for rehab. That interaction and that social set - Adongo spent much of the 2013 those talents and gifts is a way of him. Then Adongo received a “In anything that I do, I’ll offer ting early [in life] allowed me to be season on the Colts’ practice squad, glorifying what God has given you phone call from the Colts, present - it up as a sacrifice,” he said. “I do it more adaptable in whatever envi - learning the basics of the game. He and saying ‘Thank you’ for the gifts ing what he called “a God-given op - for myself, and I do it for God.” ronment that I’m put in.” played in a few games at the end of he has given you.” portunity”. Since arriving in the US, Adongo Adongo returned to Kenya for the season and showed promise for Honing one’s gifts, though, often “I hadn’t looked for the opportu - also has had the opportunity to put the first time since joining the Colts the future. requires sacrifice. Adongo did just nity,” Adongo said. “So that points his faith into action through com - earlier this year. He visited Strath - Coming into the 2014 season, that at Strathmore, said principal to one thing—and one thing only munity service projects that the more and encouraged students to NFL analysts wondered what would John Muthiora, who taught English from my point of view. Despite my Colts sponsor in central Indiana. develop their talents like he did. become of this newcomer to the to the promising young athlete. Mr being a good athlete, what were the “Giving back to the community “It was emotional,” he said. “It game who had extraordinary ath - Muthiora saw that commitment chances of getting the call from the is giving back, regardless of where it was great to go back and speak to letic abilities. during class when he noticed that Indianapolis Colts?” is, whether it’s in Indianapolis, my the kids, because I sat in those same Those questions remain unan - Adongo’s ankles were bulging. Once he signed with the Colts, hometown of Nairobi or in South seats and had the same dreams.”— swered. In the Colts’ first pre-season “After the lesson, I asked him he dedicated himself to learning Africa,” he said. “It doesn’t change CNS

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29th Sunday: October 19, Mission Sunday Readings: Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6, Psalm 96: 1, 3, 4-5, 7-10, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, Matthew 22:14-21 Giving to Caesar and to God

EXT Sunday is Mission Sunday; and it is of the letter). And we should certainly notice troduction, we know that they are out to get worth remembering that our mission that it is written “in God the Father and the him. They present what sounds like an inno - Nmay turn out to be slightly less comfort - Fr Nicholas Lord Jesus Christ”, without whom Christian cent question, but is in fact a lethal trap: “Is it able than we might have supposed. mission is simply not mission. permitted to give census-tax to Caesar or not?” It is hard to know, in the first reading , what King SJ Not only that, but the mission is to be Whatever Jesus answers could be fatal for Cyrus might have thought on being addressed Sunday Reflections done in “grace” (God’s unconditional love) his mission. If he says, “Yes, pay the tax”, as God’s “Messiah”. He was not a Jew, although and “peace” (the world looking as God wishes then he has lost all credibility with fellow- he was tolerantly disposed towards his Jewish it to look). We notice that the mission is one Jewish nationalists. If on the other hand he subjects. He might also have been a bit puzzled, marked by Paul’s famous “triad” of “faith… refuses to admit the possibility, then the whis - not to say miffed, at the idea that the God of love… and the endurance of hope”. It is also per will go to the state police, and he will be Israel might be responsible for his military suc - a new song to the Lord”. Many of us are in - to be carried out (and we have to remind our - arrested for subversion. cesses, when God speaks of him as the one clined to pretend we have not heard or to mut - selves of this) by those who are “sisters and Jesus does not waste time with their empty “whom I have grasped by the right hand to ter “Not just now, Lord”, but the simple fact is brothers beloved by God”. And Paul congrat - politeness but cuts right through: “Recognis - subdue gentiles before him…to open doors be - that “it was the Lord who made the heavens”, ulates the Thessalonians that his mission to ing their wickedness, he said, ‘Why do you fore him, so that gates may not be closed”. and this is a message that has to be conveyed them “was not just a matter of talk, but of tempt me, you fakes? Show me the coin’.” It then turns out that God’s only interest in to the “families of peoples”, who are invited to power and the Holy Spirit, and much fulfil - Then they put themselves in the wrong by Cyrus is “for the sake of my servant Jacob, and “ascribe to the Lord his glory”, and to “say ment”. This should encourage us. having (against all biblical teaching) a coin in Israel my chosen one”, and that any power among the gentiles, ‘the Lord reigns…he will The gospel reading underlines some of the their possession with Caesar’s likeness en - Cyrus may think that he possesses comes from judge the peoples with justice’.” difficulty of our missionary vocation, for it graved on it, whereupon Jesus asks them, God. Cyrus’s mission is not for himself, but “so The second reading is the opening lines of comes just at that part of Matthew’s gospel “Whose likeness and inscription?” When that they may know, from the rising of the sun what is almost certainly Paul’s first letter, so when Jesus’ opponents are out to get him. they shamefacedly admit that it is Caesar’s, to its setting, that there is none beside me: I am we should read it with careful attention, since An unholy alliance of “Pharisees” and he makes the simple answer: “So —give to the Lord, and there is no other”. That is our it will have much to tell us about Paul’s view “Herodians” make an odiously sycophantic ap - Caesar what belongs to Caesar.” Then follows mission, as well as that of Cyrus, and it may of our mission. peal to him, concealing their real aim: “We are the devastating second shot: “and what be - not be all that comfortable. The mission is not just Paul’s, we gather; well aware that you are true, and you teach longs to God —to God”. The psalm for next Sunday is well aware of for he is joined by Silvanus and Timothy God’s way in truth, and you don’t care about That is the motto for our mission, this its mission: it is to call “all the nations” to “sing (though they do not really feature in the rest anybody. For you are not a snob.” After that in - coming week. Aids to self-understanding Southern Cross word #623

LTHOUGH I grew up in a loving, which to understand why I was feeling the safe, and nurturing family and com - Fr Ron way I did. Aquinas asks: “What is the ade - Amunity, one of the dominant mem - quate object of the human mind and ories of my childhood and teenage years Rolheiser OMI heart?” In other words, what would we is that of being restless and somehow dis - have to experience in order to be fully sat - content. My life always seemed too small, Final Reflection isfied? His answer: All being, everything! too confined, a life away from what was What would we have to experience to be important in the world. I was forever long - fully satisfied is everything. We would ing to be more connected to life and I have to know everything and be known feared that other people didn’t feel that by everybody, a human impossibility in way and that I was somehow singular and you’ve all that red-blood, and fire, and en - this life, and so it shouldn’t be a mystery unhealthy in my restlessness. ergy and you’re holed-up here away from as to why we live in perpetual disquiet and I entered the Oblate seminary immedi - everything! But that’s good, that restless - why, as Pascal says, all the miseries of the ately after high school and carried that ness is a good feeling, you’re healthy! human being come from the fact that we restlessness with me, except that now, en - Tough it out with the restlessness, it’ll be can’t sit still in a room for one hour. tering religious life, I felt even more worry worth it in the long run!” It was the first The third person that helped introduce and shame in carrying this disquiet. time in my life that someone had legiti - me to myself was Sidney Callahan. Read - However, midway through that first matised how I was feeling. I felt like I had ing her book on sexuality as a young sem - year of training, a year which religious just been introduced to myself: “Are you inarian, I was struck by how she linked sex congregations call novitiate, we received a jumping out of your skin? Good, you’re to soul, and how desire, not least sexual visit from an extraordinary Oblate mis - healthy!” desire, has deep roots in the soul. sionary named Noah Warnke, a man who At one point she makes this simple mmediately after that novitiate year, I had received numerous civic and church statement. I don’t have the exact quote, ACROSS DOWN began my theological training and one awards for his achievements and who was I but it is words to this effect: If you look at 5. Mario takes very little in (4) 1. Heroic story partly about of the persons we studied in depth was widely respected. yourself and your insatiability and worry 7. Patterns to form a reformer mixed spice (4) He began his address to us, the novices, Thomas Aquinas. that you are too-restless, oversexed, and 2. Diligent (8) He was the second person who helped (10) by asking us these questions: “Are you somehow pathological in your dissatisfac - 8. Vested (4) 3. Advantageous (6) restless? Feeling isolated in this religious introduce me to myself. I was nineteen 4. This one is crazy (6) tions, it doesn’t mean that you are sick, it 10. Religiously dependable (8) house? Feeling lonely and cut off from the years old when I first met his thought and, 5. Have a touchy desire? (4) just means that you are healthy and not 11. Seminary (6) world?” We all nodded, yes, he’d clearly although some of his insights were a bit in need of any hormone shots! These were 6. Victorious Church? (10) 12. Chops for the nitwits (6) struck a live chord. “Good,” he replied, beyond my young mind, I understood liberating words for a restless, over-sensi - 9. Holy book of lessons (10) “you should be feeling restless. My God, enough to find in him not just some legit - tive 20-year-old. 14. Fabric that about suits 13. Where the God-Man is you should be jumping out of your skins, imisation for how I was feeling but also, Easter’s beginning (6) found above? (8) A couple of years later, I was introduced 15. The road to here is more importantly, a meta-narrative within to the writings of Henri Nouwen and he, 16. Diana’s short month will alarm (6) where Jesus revealed him- perhaps more than anyone else, gave me self (Lk 24) (6) 17. Runaway slave Paul wrote permission to feel what I feel. Nouwen, as 16. Abstain from (6) we know, was such a powerful writer be - to Philemon about (8) 18. Prophet who’s a good Conrad cause he was so honest in sharing his own 19. Flamboyant among the looker? (4) neediness, restlessness, and disquiet. He party (4) 20. Suddenly pull out the had a singular talent for tracing out the 21. Earns quiet horse show American (4) restless movements within our souls. For (10) instance, in describing his own struggles, 22. Colourful person who pro - he writes: “I want to be a saint, but I also vides colours? (4) want to experience all the sensations that sinners experience. Small wonder, that life Solutions on page 11 is a struggle.” Finally, of course, there’s St Augustine and his famed opening to the Confessions wherein he summarises his lifelong strug - gle in the words: “You have made us for yourself, Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” We carry infinity CHURCH CHUCKLE inside us and thus should not be surprised FTER the baptism of his baby brother in that we will never find full consummation Achurch, a four-year-old boy sobbed all the way and peace within the finite. Augustine also home in the backseat of the car. gave us that wonderful rationalisation His mother and father asked him three times that we all use to put off into the indefi - what was wrong, getting no reply, only more sob - nite future some of the things that we bing. need to do now: Lord, make me a chaste Finally, the boy replied: “The priest said he Christian, but not yet! wanted us to be brought up in a Catholic home, Some people talk about the five people but I wanted to stay with you guys!” they would like to meet in heaven. These are the five who have helped me under - Send us your favourite Catholic joke, preferably clean and brief, to stand what it means to walk on this earth. The Southern Cross, Church Chuckle, PO Box 2372, Cape Town, 8000.