The vice of corruption
We should be glad that authorities expose many cases of corruption in the South African civil service. On the other hand, we must be concerned that there...
May 2005
The voice of the papacy
Popes come and go. When they do, the Church’s focus is on the person, the particular man who has worn the Fisherman’s Ring and the man who...
It’s not inside, it’s on top
You may remember the famous ad for a brand of coffee creamer: “It’s not inside, it’s on top!” Reflecting on some events in my life in the...
A time to heal
As the cardinals prepared to enter conclave on April 18 to elect a new pope, newspapers in Europe already had the inside scoop about how the first...
Spilled milk. Let’s move forward
People have praised or criticised Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, for his theological or moral positions. Conservatives have hailed him as “orthodox”. For most liberals...
Standing up for the Church
The joy Catholics will have felt at the worldwide plethora of goodwill towards the Catholic Church following the death of Pope John Paul II was short-lived as...
Death of a pope has raised our shares
It is ironic and somewhat sad that it has taken the death of a pope for Catholics to discover how incredibly lucky they are. There we were,...
