Racism is not dead
The report by Michail Rassool “Races still polarised” (July 30-August 5) confirmed an incident some of us seminary students had...
2008
Krugersdorp: our mask?
By Russell Pollitt SJ When the immune system is low, the body is more vulnerable to infection; germs soon find...
Votes of conscience
Over the next couple of months, the US presidential election campaign will kick into high gear – and with it...
The Numbers Aren’t Right
Research shows that 25% of Southern Cross consumers are wondering why the newspaper does not conduct a reader survey. Admittedly,...
Another world, or two
We all tend to live our lives in our usual boxes, coming and going about our usual business, family, work,...
Would you like to confess your sins on the Internet?
A quite remarkable and thoroughly frightening article in the Miami Herald a while back told of rapid growth in the...
Oil’s well that ends well?
Whenever I enter a supermarket, I marvel at the range of products available, and the ingenuity of humankind in producing...
Seeking the face of God in new technology
By Russell Pollitt SJ Working with students I often find that I am competing with SMSs, Mixit, MySpace, Facebook and...
Making our voice heard
If one were to form an opinion about the Catholic Church based entirely on its coverage in South Africas mainstream...
