Highlight of the Catholic week
By Fr Kevin Reynolds, Pretoria The plethora of letters and articles in your newspaper since the introduction of amended English...
January 2009
Let’s stick to the truth
IN 1974, President Richard Nixon of the United States was forced to resign office because of the Watergate Scandal. In...
Is there still a need for religious vocations?
By Joseph Falkiner OP While coordinating a team promoting vocations for ten male religious orders and congregations in KwaZulu-Natal, I...
Creed rooted in specific meaning
In the past Nicene Creed form, we used the words begotten of the Father. In the new form we say...
Change the mind’s moral furniture
I was very glad to read in The Southern Cross’ Christmas edition that some parishes have decided to make 2009...
Anagrams for Africa: what an army of winners!
Well, the judges have put their heads together, and I’m delighted to say they have been unanimous in their choice...
Waiting for Vatican III
26th January was the 50th anniversary of Blessed John XXIII’s announcement that an ecumenical council would be held beginning in...
The Law of Unintended Linguistic Outcomes
In many ways South Africa is a laboratory of social change. Most unexpectedly, our little Catholic community has become an...
How much for my sock?
I find it quite alarming how rapidly the gap between rich and poor is widening. And to make matters worse,...
