An American vote for hope?
Barack Obama positioned himself to be a mesmerising bridge builder as far back as 2004, when he was handpicked by...
2008
The revolution eats itself
The revolution which leaders of the African National Congress likes to refer to is at risk of eating itself.
John Henry Newman
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: A Mind Alive, by Roderick Strange. Dartman, Longman and Todd, London. 2008. 158pp. Reviewed by Michael Shackleton
Views on Humanae vitae
As a Catholic, a feminist and a working mother of five, I hoped your editorial on Humanae vitae (July 23-29)...
Why Jesus was killed
At first glance the question, Who killed Christ?, may seem naive. It was the Romans, surely, in the person of...
Betrayal! Jesus’ Friends Deserted Him
Friendship is one of the most precious gifts we humans can enjoy. It is one of the four types of...
The Cross to Calvary
As was the custom, the condemned man carried his cross to the place of execution. It was usually not the...
God’s ‘curse’
There are different traditions about our Lord’s last cry on the cross: My God, my God, why have you forsaken...
Jesus kept his promise
He has risen, as he said. This refrain reverberated through Jerusalem on that Sunday, April 9, 30, and later round...
