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2019 Retreat at Jacob's Well

Jan 20, 2019 · Sister Francis

2019 Retreat at Jacob's Well

Botha's Hill Convent, set on a ridge of the Valley of 1000 Hills, was built in 1970 for retired sisters from St Augustine's Hospital in Durban and St Anne's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. The sisters lived and prayed here, infusing the house with a deep sense of peace that endures today.

The Foundresses Set Sail

Aug 31, 2018 · Sister Francis

The Foundresses Set Sail

From an old journal: Dieppe — Monday, September 28, at 12.45 a friendly crowd attended the departure of the ocean liner from Dieppe to Newhaven. It was rumoured in Dieppe that a group of Sisters, Augustinian Hospitallers, were aboard, bound for a new mission across the world.

From the Writings of Saint Augustine

Feb 1, 2018 · Sister Francis

From the Writings of Saint Augustine

On love: love separates the saints from the world by making them of one mind, living under the same roof. There can be no separation of love. Choose for yourself what you will love, and all the rest will follow.