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Introductions to the Sunday Readings for Year B of the Lectionary
Fr Joseph Falkiner OP started out by writing weekly reflections on the readings of the day for the Parish newsletter of a Parish where he was working in Soweto.
The response to these insightful little reflections was so positive that he started a Facebook page called “Sunday readings – introductions”, on which he posted the reflections. This proved a great success, and he began sharing the reading on various ACTS (Association of Catholic Tertiary Students) pages, as well that of Radio Veritas. The response prompted Fr Stanslaus Muyebe OP, the then Dominican Provincial, to ask Fr Joe to compile these Reflections into three volumes (A, B & C). -
Parish Pastoral Companion
Fr Andrew Thomo, a Diocesan priest from the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, has written an invaluable and long overdue “Companion” for Catholic Parishes in Southern Africa.
The book lays out the structures and functions of the Parish, together with the rules and regulations which govern them, as well as the Canon Law behind the implementation of various aspects of the operation of the Parish, including pertinent sacraments.
The object of the book is to promote “vibrant and meaningful Liturgical Celebrations, spiritual awakening and renewal in the Parish, sound administration, self-sustainability, education and formation, and the dissemination of information to the parishioners”.
“All these are of paramount importance for an effective, vibrant, spiritually enriching and ethical Parish.”
The book has a “Nihil Obstat” from the Archdiocese of Johannesburg.