Mind-blowing news
Without his resurrection from the dead, Jesus of Nazareth probably would have been a minor footnote in local Jerusalem history,...
March 2010
A pricey hotline
A feature of air travel is that it allows you at best to make new friends, or at worst an...
Reflect, repent, rejoice
Botswana seems to consider itself rather an orphan child in the region of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, and...
How Big are the Earthquakes?
Two earthquakes are shaking the Vatican these days. The first is Pope Benedict’s response—or lack of it—to the sexual abuse...
Praise for Southern Cross sellers
From Loz Hayden, Hartebeespoort: Your Parish of the Month feature features parishes that excel at selling of your excellent Catholic...
Another Reformation needed?
From Denise Gordon-Brown, Randburg: Has it reached the point that the world needs a second Reformation? The first was caused by...
Why was Jesus killed?
Why was Jesus crucified? The short answer resides in the resentment and fear of the religious establishment of the day,...
Romero still teaches 30 years after his murder
As the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero approaches, South African Catholics tell MICHAIL RASSOOL what influence...
Quick comebacks and zingers
I find reading the newspapers depressing these days; not just because of all the bad news in the world, but...
