Polemic in the Church
When Pope Benedict decried what he called “polemics” in the discourse within the Church, he might have been considering his...
2009
I am Church too
I am enormously saddened by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier’s article in The Southern Cross of February 18-24 regarding the changes to...
Lent with the patriarchs
ANCIENT TALES FOR MODERN TIMES: Reflections on Abraham and his Children, by Chris N van der Merwe. Lux Verbi.BM, Wellington....
Same-sex marriage and the church
THE CHURCH AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, by Ron Nicolson. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2008. 74pp Reviewed by Anthony Egan SJ
Detours from the truth
Like most youngsters brought up in a good Catholic home in the 1950s, I had my mouth washed out with...
God’s kind silence
I have always been troubled by God’s silence. I was about 13 when my mother took us for lunch at...
Responsible votes
As South African voters prepare to go to the polls on April 22, they will be well advised to refer...
There but for God’s grace go I
The column of Chris Moerdyk How it might have been for Jesus on his visit to hell warrants a response,...
Awake! Awake! Protect Our Democracy
SACBC Pastoral Letter in preparation for South Africa’s Elections in 2009 “Awake! Awake! Protect Our Democracy” Dear Brothers and Sisters...
