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...
2009
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.
Mission field youth
This week, Bishop Jan de Groef, a member of a missionary order, reminds us that all the People of God...
SA bishops and condoms
The leading article of The Southern Cross of April 22 strongly implied that our bishops condone the use of condoms by married couples, if...
