Our elderly are our greatest resource
BY SIMEON BANDA FSS A western friend asked me recently: “Simeon, what is the view of old age among the...
November 2010
A more honest perspective and courage
From Rabbi David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs, AJC, Jerusalem I am responding to Günther Simmermacher’s editorial comment (November...
In all things charity
Catholics are prone to lament that they do not always receive sufficient respect from those outside the Church, especially from...
The axe of the apostles
My monthly journey into the world of the Internet took me to the United States where a group of primary...
The ethics of Mass in China
In July I visited China for two weeks as part of an official South African delegation. China has no real freedom of religion. Catholics...
Nuptial headhunting
There is a Xhosa saying, “Intonga entle igawulwa”, which loosely translated means that if you want a stick of quality...
Blueprint of the universe
From Pat Dacey, Johannesburg It is both interesting and welcoming to see our priests having open minds regarding evolution. In...
A relevant Church
In the imagination of much of the secular world, the Catholic Church seems to be out of touch with the...
Sudan at the Crossroads
The mostly Christian South of Sudan is standing at a crossroads: in January its people are scheduled to vote on...
