Archive for November, 2003

Not an Empty Seat

Sunday, November 30th, 2003

From a 2003 Visit:

We’re now back in Kloof for a lovely luncheon and a bottle of Augustinian wine. Off to the Friary (a fifteen minute ride) and back again for the 6:00 o’clock Mass which incidentally, is of the same style as our own 5:30 Mass. A table is set-up outside the front […]

Would you walk 6 miles to mass?

Sunday, November 23rd, 2003

From a 2003 Visit:

Last Sunday we drove to Our Lady of Mercy Church in Kloof Natal from the Friary, a 15 minute drive. At homily time a layperson gave a marvelous talk on lay ministry in the Church today. He touched on an array of important works that can only be accomplished with […]

The Sun, Early to Rise

Sunday, November 16th, 2003

From a 2003 Visit:

By the time you read this column on Sunday, I’ll now have been in South Africa, ten days. We were delayed in New York Wednesday night because of an engine problem and finally touched down in Durban on Friday. It is a beautiful time of the year – spring. […]