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Pope Benedict XVI addresses the Roman Curia

The Pope starts off with the most important at Christmas: “this feast of the God who became flesh and established his dwelling in our midst (cf. Jn 1:14). It is very encouraging to hear from him: “All of us are … Continue reading

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Eintrag aus dem Familienbuch Backeberg

Am 20. Juni 1837 heiratete Wilhelm Weber die Anne Marie Sophie Backeberg. Er war zwar niemals Missionar in Salem, sondern im Norden Zululands auf 2 Missionsstationen: Dlomodlomo und Emyati. Nach dem Zulukrieg ist er dann in Bergen Pastor der Kolonistengemeinde … Continue reading

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Mittelalterliche Mystikerin: Hildegard von Bingen soll heiliggesprochen werden – SPIEGEL ONLINE – Nachrichten – Panorama

Mittelalterliche Mystikerin: Hildegard von Bingen soll heiliggesprochen werden – und soll ausserdem als erste Kirchenlehrerin anerkannt werden. Benedikt XVI soll das zum Ende des kommenden Jahres oeffentlich vollziehen. Das ist eine interessante und vielleicht folgenschwere Entwicklung! via Mittelalterliche Mystikerin: Hildegard von … Continue reading

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Malema is right …

Julius Malema is right: These troublesome issues have to be on the table – otherwise they do get messy! And that is why you need leadership with transparent communication, political competency and necessary willingness to address difficult matters. Due to … Continue reading

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Comments of the De Klerk Foundation on the Languages Bill

Languages are key to our lives and also to the building of nations. The many languages in Africa complicate communication, but are central to our heritage and culture. Just think of the many different San languages spoken by relatively few … Continue reading

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Katharina von Bora: “Die Lutherin”

Heute denkt die Kirche auch an Katharina von Bora, die 1552 am 20. Dezember gestorben ist. Leider laedt Wikepedia kein Bild von ihr, sondern nur von Luther. Darum nur der Link zu der Seite und dann auch ein Extra-Bild von … Continue reading

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CH IV,4: An overview of LCSA history

After Dr. Anssi Simojoki gave an introduction to the History of the Church in Africa in August of 2011 [CH IV,2] and Rev. Radikobo Ntsimane proceeded with History of the Church in Southern Africa [CH IV,3] later in September my … Continue reading

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Weber’s Rundbrief 2011

  Hier ist Webers Rundbrief fuer 2011 als Word Datei: Webers Rueckblick 2011 DT oder als PDF Datei: Webers Rundbrief 2011[PDF Datei] Read the letter in English and as a Word document: Weber’s Annual Review of 2011 [MS Docx.Document] or as a pdf-file: Weber’s Annual … Continue reading

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Sermons for the 4th Sunday in Advent by umfundisi Ronald Lushaba [Mpumalanga]

St. Paul writes to the Christian Church: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand” (Phillipians 4:4-5 ESV) This is the watchword for the 4th Sunday in … Continue reading

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My father’s circular refers.

This is what my father wrote concerning the 150th anniversary of Weber’s in South Africa: 111208 Rundbrief zum 28. April

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