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The Lord’s Prayer put plainly
Bishop Ernest Baay SCJ
Referring to Fr Johan Strydom’s letter of June 8, we could go much further in the “updating” of the “Our Father”. Read more…
29 June – 5 July, 2011
Headlines
» Hate speech ‘part of SA culture’
» Priest on Michelle Obama’s church visit
» Pope Benedict as comic book hero
» Faith and psychology working together
» Why the gospels are much like Skype
This Week’s Editorial
Towards good business
Towards good business
In his 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), Pope Benedict said that businesses cannot be ethically neutral: either they serve the common good in all they do, or they don’t. These ethics, the pope said, must be “people-centred”, serving not only the stockholders, but all the stakeholders—including workers, community and consumers. Read more…
An offer few priests can refuse
One of the greatest challenges facing our bishops right now, and one that will become more problematic in the future, is the shortage of parish priests. Read more…
Turn the mirror on to yourself
We all use the mirror a lot. Everyday before we leave for work, we look at ourselves in the mirror. We want to make sure our faces look good in the eyes of others. That suit or skirt that I am wearing must sit well on me. If there is anything unsightly, it must be removed so that I can face the world with confidence. Read more…
Way out of abusive marriages
From Name withheld
Where Colleen Constable’s article “Does an abusive marriage call for divorce?” (June 1) is mistaken is that abuse is in fact always considered a ground for declaring a marriage invalid. Read more…
22 June – 28 June, 2011
Headlines
» What did we get out of World Cup?
» Bishops slam Swaziland repression
» SA Church’s new missionaries
» Parish of the Month
» Gluttony: Do you eat too much?
This Week’s Editorial
Changing priesthood
Suicide: All are victims
In recent weeks suicide has been discussed in The Southern Cross. It is something we should be discussing and responding to as suicide rates in South Africa continue to increase. Earlier this year Prof Lourens Schlebusch of the Department of Behavioural Medicine at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu/Natal, conducted research on suicide in SA. Schlebusch says that approximately six to eight thousand people commit suicide in South Africa every year, making suicide the third greatest cause of unnatural death in the country after homicide and unintentional causes. He says that approximately one third of all patients admitted to hospital after attempted suicide are children or teens. Prof Schlebusch says that fatal suicides are only part of the story – for every fatal suicide there are at least twenty attempted suicides. Read more…
Changing priesthood
The Church will observe World Priest Day on July 1, which comes shortly after the 60th anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, on June 29. Read more…
Your funny church stories
A few weeks ago I invited readers of The Southern Cross to send in their stories of amusing incidents in church. I have been overwhelmed with the most wonderful tales of tiny tots “telling it as it is”. Read more…
