Fiddling in smoke
You’ve heard the saying: “Nero was fiddling while Rome was burning.” Could we say that about our activities in South...
May 2010
We may only be fighting the Spirit
At Pentecost we implore God to descend upon us the Holy Spirit, as he did on the Apostles. As “The...
The New Evangelisation and the Scandal in the Church
It was recently announced that the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization will be launched by Pope Benedict. The focus...
Abuse: Our experience might help
From Bev Coleman, Bedford, Eastern Cape: Every time I read an article about the sexual abuse scandal in the Church and...
What’s anti-Catholic?
At a time when our Church is making all the wrong headlines and is solidly criticised, it is easy to...
Let traditional doctors heal in the Church
Traditional African religious practice and medicine has too long been vilified in the Christan church and should be embraced instead,...
Biblical proof for clerical celibacy?
My daughter, influenced by a non-Catholic friend, assures me that there is no evidence in the Bible to support the...
Safety in numbers on the day Mandela was sentenced
Friday, June 12, 1964 was the day Nelson Mandela and his co-accused were to be sentenced in the Palace of...
Church on a losing battle
Have Kenya’s Christian leaders lost touch with the public mood? What will be the consequence of this? Founding president Jomo...
