Mary as queen in women’s month
The feast of Our Lady’s Assumption on August 15, as the patronal feast of South Africa is an important feature...
August 2010
Parish politics
From Peter Venter, Durban: Chris Moerdyk’s column “Parish volunteers from hell” makes for interesting reading, especially his comments on “control...
Keep the press free
South Africans must be deeply worried about the mooted statutory Media Appeals Tribunal and protection of information laws which effectively...
God’s instruction manual
By Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM Last week I aimed to explain what God has to do with morals and service...
Women: So far and no further
I have for some weeks now, been mulling over a comment by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican’s outgoing nuncio to...
Silencing the Church
Our guide led us through the quiet and sombre Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali. He explained every step of the...
Durban’s cathedral centre expense justified
From Paddy Kearney, Denis Hurley Centre Project, Durban: It is not difficult to sympathise with the questions raised by Andre Duchesne...
Suicide not an ‘easy way out’
Statistics suggest that at least two-thirds of people with psychological problems will never seek therapy. Facing an inner torment, many...
Confession trial
From Peter Wills, Strand: I am glad that Marion Jordaan raised the issue of confession. I believe that practising Catholics...
