Advent begins on Sunday 2 December
Making an advent wreath is easy, and a great way to involve children in preparing for the celebration of our Lord's birth. Advent begins on Sunday 2 December An advent wreath is a visible reminder that the joyful celebration of our Lord’s birth is nearing, and we need...
Irish Ambassador visits the Denis Hurley Centre
Pictured above, the Irish Ambassador, His Excellency Liam MacGabhann (right), met one of the nurses when he visited the Dalton outreach clinic with DCH Director, Raymond Perrier, recently. Irish Ambassador visits the Denis Hurley Centre It is fitting that the Irish...
Pope’s message for World Mission Day 2018
"Together with young people, let us bring the Gospel to all" Dear young people, I would like to reflect with you on the mission that we have received from Christ. In speaking to you, I also address all Christians who live out in the Church the adventure of their life...
TV show highlights the plight of Durban’s homeless
Pictured above: A still from the recent ‘Carte Blanche’ programme which highlighted the Denis Hurley Centre as one of the positive responses to homelessness in Durban. TV show highlights the plight of Durban's homeless The plight of homeless people in Durban was...
Update on the Napier Centre for Healing
Pictured above: Cardinal Napier OFM, Fr Paulus Ndlovu TOR (parish priest at Ekukhanyeni) and Pearl Ramotsamai (NC4H Programming Director) inspect one of the newly refurbished bedrooms at the Napier Centre for Healing. (Photo: Val Adamson) Update on the Napier Centre...
Proud history of Catholic education in South Africa
Proud history of Catholic education in South Africa [This article by the editor of The Southern Cross was printed on 26 May 2018] As the Church in South Africa celebrates the 200th anniversary of its establishment, it is a good time to pay tribute to the remarkable...
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Where Do Your Donations of Blankets Go?
Where Do Your Donations of Blankets Go? The answer to this question is – to many places and to many people. You may never know who receives your gift of a blanket. But the recipient knows you, by the little signed card you sent back which gets attached to your...
If Only We Could Share Them All
If Only We Could Share Them All Since it became known that Cardinal Napier, by Canon Law, would soon be retiring, our postbag has overflowed with the most wonderful messages to His Eminence. We wish that space in this newsletter allowed us to share them all with you....
The Meaning of Easter
The Meaning of Easter Your sacrificial Easter gifts to the Zulu Missions are so greatly appreciated. And you were especially in our hearts and thoughts as we prayed for your special intentions, not only at the joyous Easter masses, but also on Good Friday, and Holy...
Free Learning and Development at the Denis Hurley Centre
Free Learning and Development at the Denis Hurley Centre The late Archbishop Denis Hurley was a man of great compassion for the poor. And he would be well pleased by what is happening at the outreach Centre named for him. The mission of the Denis Hurley Centre is to...
Carrying the cross of illness
Carrying the cross of illness Illness can come to any of us at any time. And many of our Mission friends write to ask for prayers for a family member or friend, and for themselves as they carry the cross of illness, very frequently the illness of cancer. Praying for...
When your nearest and dearest have been provided for …
When your nearest and dearest have been provided for ... There's more than one reason to ensure that everyone has a valid Will and that it's kept up to date. Assets, both financial and material, come from the work of a lifetime, so ensuring what happens to them, when...
Mural for outreach clinic
Cheerful mural for outreach clinic The Denis Hurley Centre outreach clinic at Dalton now has a beautiful mural to provide a colourful visual oasis for patients. Designed and painted jointly by artists Giffy Duminy, Mookie Chapman and Sphephelo Mnguni with help from...
Sung Mass in honour of Cardinal Napier
Sung Mass in honour of Cardinal Napier On Saturday 14 April, the usual 5.30pm Mass at the Emmanuel Cathedral will resound with the voices of the Durban Chamber Choir performing the stunning Monteverdi Mass for 4 voices. This is a unique opportunity to hear music...
Good Friday service in Durban
Good Friday Service in Durban The annual Diakonia Council of Churches ecumenical Good Friday service takes place at dawn on Friday 30 March, starting at the Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) before processing – in silence – through the streets of the city, to the Durban...
Helping visitors see with the eyes of faith
Thembi explains the highlights of the Hurley Exhibition at the DHC to a group of learners from St Benedict's in Pinetown. (Photo: Sithembiso Shoba) Helping visitors see with the eyes of faith 34 year old Thembi lost his sight at a young age. But that does not prevent...
Thank you for the blankets
Thank you for the blankets Another winter was made bearable on the Missions by the blankets to you helped us to distribute the poorest parishioners and others in their community. ‘Thank you’ – not only for the warmth that your blankets provided, but also for the...
Mission Patrons – who are they?
Mission Patrons - who are they? Mission Patrons are a group of Zulu Mission supporters who commit – above their general donations – to giving one large annual gift. These donations go to meet a different significant need each year, particularly a need for which we’ve...
It’s happening – because you’ve helped to make it happen
It's happening - because you've helped to make it happen The outstation of Hopewell may be appropriately named, in the people’s sustained hope that they would get a new church to replace the old building which for so long has been falling apart. You were asked at...
The process of appointing a new Bishop and Archbishop
The process of appointing a new Bishop and Archbishop With Cardinal Napier’s successor likely to be stepping into his shoes in the first half of this year, you may wish to know how such a replacement is chosen. The South African Nuncio will collect names put up by the...
They waited 13 years for the first Mass in their Church
They waited 13 years for the first Mass in their Church As far back as 1998, Father Albert Sithole led the drive to provide a church for the Catholics at Ezimangweni, a community where people were too poor to afford the transport to Matikwe Mission. A legal purchase...
A visit from Mission friends, Nancy and Robert
A visit from Mission friends, Nancy and Robert When Nancy and Robert from Florida, USA, requested a visit to one of the Missions, they came bearing gifts. There were towels and wash cloths from the ladies of the Columbiettes, rosaries and blankets which had been...
New terrace garden honours Monsignor Paul Nadal
New terrace garden honours Monsignor Paul Nadal Durban’s inner city now has a splash of green at the Denis Hurley Centre, with the opening of the Paul Nadal Garden on the upper terrace. Paddy Kearney, one of the main inspirations behind the development of the centre...