Why I am a virgin
My virginity is not a cheap part of my life (body) to be lost by anyone just for a few...
2009
In the Darkest Hours
Catholics are rightly shocked by the report of abuses committed against minors by priests and the handling of allegations of...
The packaging of spirituality
When I was a youngster back in the 1950s, it was made abundantly clear to me by my parents, catechism...
Imagine Mass at Mecca
Bernadette Wilczkiewicz IBVM, Pretoria – Professor Ngara writes about the inter-faith character of celebrations at Holy Saviour cathedral in Ethiopia...
Holy days or holidays?
Readers of The Southern Cross possibly more than most Catholics know what these days are. Over time one wonders are...
Cut Our Priests Some Slack
Lily P Flynn, Johannesburg – For several weeks now, the letters page has carried letters about, or mentioning, dull sermons at...
The Malema question
South Africa’s most controversial politician today must be Julius Malema, the president of the African National Congress Youth League. To...
AIDS: No easy answers
President Jacob Zuma this month acknowledged that South Africa is “not yet winning” the fight against HIV/Aids, pointing out that...
