The bishops and abortion
If the Church cannot convince legislators that life is sacred because it begins at conception, then we have next to...
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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...
No vocations crisis
South African Catholics who rely on the secular press for information about their Church may well feel despondent regarding the...
Bishops’ accountability
Just when Catholics thought the sex scandals in the Church had blown over, a new episode hit the headlines, this...
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...
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....
Cherish our Grandparents
Celebrating Fathers’ Day recently got me thinking about grandfathers, too. And with the feast of Jesus’ grandpa and granny, Ss...
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...
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...
