Eucharist and mission
Cardinal Jozef Tomko coined a phrase at the International Eucharistic Congress in Mexico that should endure in our minds during...
2004
Failing the poor
South Africa’s clothing manufacturing industry is in a crisis. The stronger rand has affected export opportunities, while the local market...
Salt – A World History
SALT: A World History, by Mark Kurlansky. Penguin, 2003. 496pp. Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher The history of the world up...
Bush, Kerry and the Church
As the presidential election campaign in the United States enters its final phase, the American public – indeed, the whole...
Springtime: Planting the seeds
The song in my head went: “I watch the sunrise, lighting the sky, warming the earth below. And on that...
Think about the Eucharist
At the heart of the Catholic Church is the celebration of the Eucharist, when the faithful are united in the...
Genocide in Africa
The names of Hitler, Amin, Stalin, Saddam, Milosevic are analogous with state-sanctioned mass murder. Do you know the name of...
How many frequent flyer miles to heaven?
Having lunch a month or so ago with James Clarke of The Star, long time colleague and doyen of South...
Corruption is the enemy
The health of a democracy can be judged by the extent of the corruption it permits. If statistics are anything...
