Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C In today’s Gospel (Luke 14:25–33), Jesus speaks very strongly to the large crowds following Him. He tells them that whoever wants to be His...

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Since the beginning of 2025 Emthonjeni Pastoral Centre introduced a hybrid learning system for the three phased pastoral courses. Options for both physical and virtual learning were availed to prospective candidates. The first intake...

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11th Plenary Assembly – 2016 Declaration of the 11th IMBISA Plenary We, the Inter-regional Meeting of Bishops in Southern Africa, IMBISA, in our 11th plenary meeting held in Maseru, Lesotho, considered thoroughly the theme Empowering...

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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Sirach 3:17–18, 20, 28–29 Hebrews 12:18–19, 22–24a Luke 14:1, 7–14 The Gospel reading today invites us to reflect on two themes, namely humility and love and care of the marginalized. As...

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10th Plenary Assembly – 2013 The tenth plenary assembly of IMBISA took place in Gaborone, Botswana from 11 to 15 November 2013. Professor Ranga Zinyemba, rector of the Catholic University of Zimbabwe and his wife,...

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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear brothers and sisters in Christ We are blessed to gather today to celebrate the love, mercy, and forgiveness of God in this Jubilee of Hope. A jubilee is a sacred time...

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Ninth Plenary Assembly - 2010 The ninth plenary assembly of IMBISA took place in Pretoria, South Africa from 6 to 13 December 2010. The theme of the Plenary was Fostering good work ethics for the...

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Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary calls upon us to place our focus on God who has done marvellous deeds in the person of Mary,...

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary time. A friend of mine from Pesaro in Italy stumbled on a YouTube video that was about ubuntu. She immediately shared it with me. You can still find the video online....

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Eighth Plenary Assembly - 2007 The eighth plenary assembly of IMBISA took place in Luanda, Angola from 20 to 27 July 2007, with 83 participants including non-bishops. The theme of the 8th Plenary was Good...

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