The next pope
Catholics watching images of the recent papal Mass in Lourdes will have been saddened at the palpable extent of Pope John Paul’s physical decline, even after years...
August 2004
Pro-life on all fronts
The Catholic Church professes an immutable belief in the sanctity of life, a principle that bridges doctrinal, theological and philosophical friction within the Church. And yet, we...
Cancel Christmas? About time, too!
The Sunday newspaper headline screamed: “Christmas cancelled”. “Hooray, yippee! About time too!” I screamed back, punching the air and whooping with delight. No, I have not become...
Western Muslims and the Future of Islam
WESTERN MUSLIMS AND THE FUTURE OF ISLAM, by Tariq Ramadan. Oxford University Press. 2004. 272 pp. Reviewed by Jack Kearney
The bishops and abortion
If the Church cannot convince legislators that life is sacred because it begins at conception, then we have next to no chance of persuading them to repeal...
Sisters sharing joys and pains
I have focused on the marriage and parenting elements of family life for some time, but it now seems to me I’ve neglected another important element the...
No vocations crisis
South African Catholics who rely on the secular press for information about their Church may well feel despondent regarding the much-trumpeted vocations crisis.
