A problem prayer
An unfortunate off-shoot of Pope Benedict’s apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum on the Tridentine rite has been the negative reaction by...
July 2007
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
CD REVIEW Amy Winehouse does not quite live up to all the hype, and she is not a “soul sensation”....
The old Mass now
Pope Benedict’s moto proprio Summorum Pontificum may be seen as a pastoral masterstroke which will solve some thorny problem. But it...
Ban Christmas? Why not?
Let us assume for a moment that in the spirit of the Vatican’s policy of engaging with other religions, we...
More than words
This week an opinion writer makes the pertinent point that calling out God’s name when God is not being addressed...
Is your joker a joker?
Here I am into TV commercials again. Who doesn’t know the line, “Is your tracker a tracker?” My question: “Is...
Youth ministry with Jesus at the centre
As representatives of the world’s Catholic youth gather in Cologne next month, those who are concerned about the future of...
The rules of the road
Drivers in South Africa have a deserved reputation of being among the worst in the world, and road fatality statistics...
Looking after ourselves, and others
Home at last. It is Sunday. Four men joyfully carry a new couch on their shoulders to the altar. The...
