July 2004

Bishops’ accountability

Just when Catholics thought the sex scandals in the Church had blown over, a new episode hit the headlines, this time in Austria. The reported shenanigans in...

Why communication can kill you

Dont look now, but theres a new sickness on the horizon that is going to be even more devastating than HIV/Aids. Its called communication. Seriously, communication is...

Zimbabwe and sanctions

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier’s call on the South African government to consider imposing “intelligent sanctions” on Zimbabwe’s Mugabe regime is timely. Alas, his appeal will inevitably fall on...

Cherish our Grandparents

Celebrating Fathers’ Day recently got me thinking about grandfathers, too. And with the feast of Jesus’ grandpa and granny, Ss Joachim and Anne, on July 26, this...

A father’s love

Would a family-friendly father be one who, on Father’s Day, hides under the blankets and waits for his children to rouse him for a breakfast of soggy...

Stand up for the faith

This week we report about the downgrading of the chapel in Johannesburg International Airport to a “prayer room”, along with the substitution of Christian symbols with Muslim...