Church, follow your own advice
From Geoff Harris, Rooi Els, Western Cape: Emmanuel Ngara contemplated the difference it might have made to the world if...
May 2010
Value of our Catholic schools
Our annual supplement on Catholic schools in this edition highlights again the crucial contribution which the Church’s education professionals are...
Now we need courage
By Russell Pollitt SJ In his Chrism Mass homily this year, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg spoke out strongly against...
Vatican III needed
From Brian Jacoby, Cape Town: The abuse scandal and the way it was handled has led to a huge breach of...
Intolerable intolerance
Watching world news on television, I often wonder just what is missing from the present state of affairs where protagonists...
The misery of secular fundamentalism
Since the campaign to discredit Pope Benedict started, I’ve had messages, veiled and otherwise, asking whether I was still a...
Focus on Christ, not Mass fashion
From Patrick Finaughty, Johannesburg: Regarding the numerous letters on dress code at Mass, I wonder why people are so interested...
One year of Zuma
As South Africans survey the first year of Jacob Zuma’s presidency, they must be mindful that only a fifth of...
How SA Church deals with abuse
By Fr Chris Townsend Whenever the Church responds to media reports on the abuse crisis, it is often seen immediately...
