Archive for October, 2005

Vibrating within the rhythmic music of S.A.

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

Feast of St. Terese

Hello Everyone:

The idea of retracing my first full day (Sept. 1), struck me as a valid approach in the telling of South African life situations as they unfold before my eyes. These encounters shall be viewed differently by each reader as possibly uncommon, if not at times, surprising. Nonetheless, they are […]

Confirming Life

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

Dear Parishioners:

It is First Friday. Fr. Hattrick is having the foundation at the eastern end of the church hall shored up while Fr. Benjie and I are off to an orphanage where Mass is celebrated for the Sisters and a few patients each Friday at noon.

As I strolled about the orphanage I met up […]

The Zulu Good Samaritan

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

Hello Everyone:

Before beginning this letter I decided to check where I left off and noticed that my closing sentence might very well have been misleading as I spoke of the Zulu lady who came into the rectory with a “death notice.”

As I came through the office this morning on the feast of Our […]