Crime in South Africa: The Other Side of the Equation
We are accustomed to reading about crime every day, lamenting about it and criticising the police, security companies, and government,...
June 2010
Violence: We are warned
Over the past few weeks, South Africa has generated a tremendous amount of good will and respect across the world...
All you wanted to know about Jesus
CHRISTOLOGY: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus (2nd edition), by Gerald O’Collins SJ. Oxford University Press, 2009. 385pp...
Storming heaven for abuse survivors
From Grace de Lange, East London: In light of the horrendous reports on the sexual abuses I also feel a...
Prediction is not our forte
It doesn’t take more than a cursory glance at popular mass media today to realise that a lot of people...
Jesus the man broke rules
If one looks at the proliferation of books about the historical Jesus of Nazareth, one might observe an apparently widespread...
The pope is more than a soccer captain
I am confused about what is called the collegiality of the bishops of the Church. If the bishops, including the...
Use Church land to train youths
From Christopher Grealy, Johannesburg: Contrary to Alan Sauls (May 26), I believe selling off Church land is short-sighted. All land...
A Church of penance
Many Catholics will lose patience with secular commentators who continue to insist that Pope Benedict has failed to apologise for...
