Ship Democracy has passed
President Thabo Mbeki and his foreign minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, have gone to extraordinary lengths to assure parliament, the public, and perhaps even themselves, that Zimbabwe’s parliamentary elections...
February 2005
Sacrifice is giving of yourself
I was doing some research for an article on the subject of Marriage and the Eucharist, both relevant topics at this time. “Marriage, a commitment for life”...
War on crippling debt
Many South Africans will be familiar with the debilitating effects on the home budget of accumulated debt mortgage, car finance, credit card, hire purchase, bank loans. It...
Heritage of slavery survives in the US
The plight of black people is not limited to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Long after slavery was abolished in the United States, to where I moved to...
Heritage of slavery survives in the US
The plight of black people is not limited to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Long after slavery was abolished in the United States, to where I moved to...
AIDS: Doctrine and compassion
Recent letters in the secular press have criticised Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, for voicing opposition to the government’s promotion of...
Priests need help, not control freaks
When I was an altar server more than half a century ago now, there were so many priests at my particular parish I could hardly remember all...
Wider voice for the Church
News that a high-powered delegation of bishops has met with the director-general of the department of communication is giving new hope that Radio Veritas may one day...
Time for a make-over
Among the abundance of contemporary reality TV shows, the sub-genre of make-over programmes evidently enjoy a particular popularity.
