January 2008

Now, where was I with Elijah?

I had often met her at the Companys Gardens in Cape Town on my way to Mass. Somehow we always almost bumped into each other on the...

A new strategy

WHEN the bishops of Southern Africa meet in late January and early February for their summer plenary session, their agenda will include the question of social communications:...

Atonement for a scandal

The proposal by Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, that the Church should seek spiritual renewal through atonement for the scandal involving sexual abuse...

Imago Dei: What it Means for Us

By Rampe Hlobo SJ Last month the world celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ironically, the United Nations General Assembly adopted and...

Sex work in the shadows

When Jesus ministered to and even socialised with prostitutes, he gave his followers a mandate to aid these most widely reviled women in society.

Why I didn’t bury St Joseph

After a lot of soul-searching, I have decided that there really is only one New Year’s resolution worth thinking about: that is, to have faith. Which reminded...