July 2003

Choosing a bishop

Over the past few weeks, the question of the selection of bishops has become the subject of debate in our letters pages. The crux of this discourse...

Wealth for the spirit

Our need and duty to pray to God, and our endeavours to do his will faithfully, have had many expressions in the history of the Church. Indeed,...

A bold step forward on abuse

Last month’s statement issued by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier on behalf of the Southern African bishops detailing a change of approach in dealing with allegations of sexual abuse...

The call to holiness

When the Sunday Times recently began to run its series of reports on priests in this country, who were alleged culprits in cases of sexual assault, it...

Unity in the Church

The bishops’ latest pastoral letter, dealing with unity within the Southern African Church, is a timely reminder that much still needs to be done to transform our...