The favor of the lord be with you
September 26, 2005
Hello Everyone:
This past Friday, The Very Reverend Donald F. Reilly, O.S.A., Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, met with His Eminence, Wilfrid Cardinal Napier, and Archbishop of Durban. The appointment was 9:30 in the morning at the Chancery.
The purpose of the […]
Hello Everyone:
Today, was a privileged opportunity of visiting Lindiwuje Yvonne, the acting principal of St. Leo School which was established in 1923 and became a government sponsored public school in 1996. A surprise to me is that the land and the school buildings remain as parish assets and therefore, responsibility for its upkeep; whereas, teacher […]
Hello Everyone:
This will be my first in a series of articles I hope to write for those who may be interested in the events as they unfold daily with those I’ve encountered and observed in our two mission parishes, St. Leo and St. Helen. The mother church is Our Lady of Mercy, in Kloof, which […]
Dear Parishioners:
This is my 10th letter, since being assigned to Our Lady of Mercy Parish and it starts with ring of the door bell on Sept. 6, just shy of a full week since my arrival in South Africa. It is memorable because of Joan and Patrick, who have come to the rectory requesting […]
One of the buildings on our property houses Augustinian Sister Novices, as they are experiencing the advent of more religious vocations. Another section of that building will accommodate four of our women Augustinian Volunteers. Their male counterparts, Matt & Pat will live in another building on the property.
Before leaving for St. Leo’s, Fr. Ed […]