The publication date of this issue of The Southern Cross coincides with my sister’s birthday. She turns 70 this year and will probably do me grievous bodily harm for making this milestone public.
Archive | July, 2009
I met Pope Pius XII
There has been mention recently of Pope Pius XII. I met him, possibly one of the last South Africans to do so.
Why the ‘Prosperity Gospel’ thrives in Africa
On a cool Sunday afternoon at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park, thousands of worshippers have gathered for a well-publicised open-air evangelical service, or crusade, by a popular city preacher. Most of those present are youthful believers, dancing to heavy hip-hop music that fills the park from the colourfully decorated podium, where a gospel group is performing.
South Africa’s great failure
South Africa rightly aspires to be a nation in which respect for and the elevation of human rights are a primary principle. Our Constitution shines internationally as a beacon of how the modern state ought to protect the people within its borders, and beyond. It is thus with a sense of shame that we learn [...]
Debate need not be disloyal
Peta Barlow (“Failed loyalty”, June 17-23) conflates dissent and disloyalty. This equation is false. It seems to be a widely held view in our Church.
Pilgrimage 2013
The Digital Southern Cross
