My spirit soars when the sun sets
The late Owen Williams – may perpetual light shine on his soul and on all the faithfully departed – writing in these...
2007
When the cardinal climbed on a camel…
One of the most astute and witty Catholic journalists must be Archbishop John Foley. He rose through the ranks from...
Views from the coalface
It might strike some Catholics as impertinent that a priest and a lay Catholic journalist based on the southern tip...
My travel lessons
World travel is an enjoyable, enlightening and enriching, but also a tiring experience. This was so in and with the...
Here am I, in Owen’s shoes. Will you travel with me?
When the editor of The Southern Cross asked me if I would take over the weekly back-page column from the...
Rocking the Church
When Pope Benedict receives the gift of an iPod containing modern interpretations of hymns by British artists Boyce & Stanley,...
Requiem for a seminary
At the door are Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans who visited me in the parish. They were bearers of good news....
Brian McKnight – Ten
CD REVIEW The album title is an unsubtle hint that Brian McKnight is celebrating a decade of albums (he seems...
Fight the Stigma of Depression
There remains a perception among some Catholics that people who commit suicide are automatically excluded from God’s mercy and salvation....
