Being media literate
In his message for World Communications Day this year, Pope Benedict calls on parents, schools and the Church to provide...
August 2007
The importance of the church bulletin
The other day I met Fr Edward Rakgokong. Ordained two years ago, he looks after five semi-rural Church communities. He...
A body for the laity
Plans mooted in this issue by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), to establish...
An end to TV porn and swearing?
There are encouraging signs that South Africans are not only growing increasingly weary of the deluge of profanity, bad language...
The role of the laity
Evangelisation begins at home, within the family and the parish community. While it is important to bring the Good News...
HIV/AIDS: A call to Action
HIV/Aids: A Call to Action — Responding as Christians, by Bishop Hugh Slattery. Paulines Publications Africa, Nairobi. 2007. 135pp. Reviewed...
Shawn McDonald – Scattered Pieces: Live
CD REVIEW A smalltime drug-dealer before he found his faith, Shawn McDonald sings about the joys and pains of life...
No Turning Back: Confessions Of A Catholic Priest
Reviewed by Michail Rassool The road to priesthood for every young man who takes it has its own experience, its...
New friendships
In the space of just over a decade, the definition of friendship has assumed new forms which are a boon...
