2004

Tribute to a Catholic journalist

Only in exceptional circumstances should an editorial serve as a tribute to one who has died. The death of Southern Cross columnist Noel Bruyns on December 6...

Gay unions; What now

Now that the legalisation of what is widely referred to as “gay marriage” is virtually inevitable in South Africa, the local Church must find a strategy in...

The last Christmas?

This may be the last Christmas as a national public holiday. There are people lobbying to get rid of Christian holidays. And we know very well that...

A new synod for Africa

The Catholic Church in Africa will be invigorated by Pope John Paul’s announcement that he plans to convene a second African Synod of Bishops, a decade after...

Two kinds of Christmas

Every year around Advent, a slew of Christmas-themed movies hits the cinemas. Some are deliberately cynical, others take a more conventional approach of highlighting positive seasonal virtues.

A Church response to Aids

The broadcast on South African television of a BBC-produced documentary on the Catholic Church and condoms–more than six months after its original telecast in Britain–may well have...