Media: the pope’s mandate
Pope John Paul, in his new apostolic letter on the communications media, Rapid Development, makes a profound point when he...
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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...
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...
War on crippling debt
Many South Africans will be familiar with the debilitating effects on the home budget of accumulated debt mortgage, car finance,...
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...
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...
AIDS: Doctrine and compassion
Recent letters in the secular press have criticised Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, for...
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...
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...
