31 Mar 2017
Denis Hurley Centre Clinic spreads its wings Only 2.5km from City Hall, near the Dalton Hostel on the south side of the city, is a shockingly dirty area where over 400 people are living in and around an old beer hall. For the past two years, the clinic team from the...
28 Mar 2017
Traditional Good Friday Procession through the streets of Durban The traditional Good Friday procession, initiated by Archbishop Hurley in 1985, takes place on Friday 14 April. The theme this year is “Whom Shall I Send?”, words taken from Isaiah 6.8. The...
1 Mar 2017
At the official opening of the exhibition, three figures from this iconic 1989 photo were reunited with their younger selves: Saydoon Sayed, Bishop Michael (right of Hurley) and Rev John Borman (to his right). (Photo: Illa Thompson). Denis Hurley exhibition opened...
7 Feb 2017
Hurley Anniversary Weekend – a few days to go Hurley Weekend 2017: Various events this weekend mark the anniversary of Archbishop Hurley who died on 13 February 2004. Sat 11 February 14h00: the official opening of the Hurley permanent exhibition at the Denis...
16 Jan 2017
Innocence of children In the Gospel, where Jesus calls Matthew, he’s so utterly amazed that Jesus has to explain why he has done so. It makes me think of the similar amazement on the faces of children when I greet them as I visit their school to celebrate Holy Mass...
16 Jan 2017
Thank you for supporting an act of faith – you’re honoured at St Leo’s School When the need for extra classrooms at St Leo’s school was identified, it was already urgent. The new school year begins here in January – how would the children be accommodated? With the...
16 Jan 2017
Easter – The most important feast day on the missions It’s commonly known that Easter is more important to the Zulu people than Christmas. Cardinal Napier explains it this way: Because of people being received into the faith, Easter is both a family and a community...
16 Jan 2017
The blankets you gave Unlike in your part of the world, winter 2016 is well in the past here in South Africa, and our gratitude for the blankets you gave is ever present. Those who received them were wrapped in your kindness. And there were enough to share with the...
16 Jan 2017
A thought to consider Should you want to continue your support of the Zulu Missions beyond your own lifetime, it can easily be done by making the Archdiocese of Durban a beneficiary when making or updating your Will, or adding a codicil to that effect to your existing...
16 Jan 2017
Remembering Carol Mission friend, Mrs Frances Gallagher, wrote to us recently with a special request. She wanted to do something in memory of her close friend, Carol, who’d lost a 10-year struggle with cancer. Frances asked us to choose a classroom in a primary...
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