There are elements within the world’s mass-media these days that seem to believe that freedom of the press gives the media freedom to do whatever they like in the interests of making money. The number of mass media owners who have given up trying to balance social responsibility with profit and often survival, is growing [...]
Archive | September, 2009
Mass translations: Things I can’t say
As far as I am aware, Bishop Edward Risi’s article “More on Mass changes” (August 19-25) is the third extensive article by the bishop on the changes in the Mass.
Are the bishops shouting into the wind?
By Peter James-Smith In his presidential address to the August plenary session of the Southern Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale asked: “Do we communicate enough on the critical issues of the day? Do we bring Catholic thought to bear on issues of concern in our society? Do we have a strong Catholic media? How [...]
A split sausage in tribute to a priest
My private tribute to Fr Angelo D’Agostino usually involves splitting a sausage, cutting the two pieces into small bits and eating them one by one.
Using the new media
What would St Paul think of a Church that does not use all the available media to spread the Good News, and whose leaders sometimes even remove themselves from public discourse?
Why feast days may need shifting
The letter of Nicholas Mitchell “Feasts deserve their own dignity” (August 19-25) refers. The protest against transferring feastdays to the nearest Sunday has merit, for the reasons outlined by Mr Mitchell.
Reflections on the Economic Agenda of “Caritas in Veritate”
REFLECTIONS ON THE ECONOMIC AGENDA OF “CARITAS IN VERITATE”, POPE BENEDICT XVI’s NEW ENCYCLICAL LETTER (2009) Developing nations owe between $ 2 000 billion and $ 3 000 billion. This compares with expenditure in arms in 2008 of $ 1 460 billion. The top 20% of population consume 86.5% of the annual “cake” produced by [...]
Pilgrimage 2013
The Digital Southern Cross
