Confession and justice
Should priests hear secrets that should be dealt with properly under the law? Some priests engaged in paedophilia may not...
October 2009
A pilgrimage to Robben Island
Archbishop Denis Hurley would have approved of a pilgrimage to Robben Island in his honour taking on a profoundly ecumenical...
Mass on the high seas
Serendipity is one of my favourite words. Its vowels and consonants roll so smoothly off the keyboard when you type...
The state and the common good
By Oskar Wermter SJ Former US President George W Bush used to think naïvely that democratic rule comes natural: as...
A good idea shot down by lack of funds
When the xenophobic attacks on foreigners erupted in 2008, many commentators and analysts concluded quite rightly that the attacks were...
We Are All Missionaries Now
By Bishop Jan de Groef of Bethlehem –Â During October we traditionally celebrate World Mission Sunday. Many dioceses give the whole...
Bad homilies are a turn-off
My wife and I did our best to bring our children up as Catholics, but believe me it was a struggle, mainly...
Year of the Sister?
Shortly after the watershed democratic election of 1994 I was involved in the organisation of the annual meeting of the...
Women and the Bible
In holy scripture, incidents of sexual violence against women are too numerous to count: stories of incest, abduction and rape.
