Knysna parish a blessing
From Ruth and Chris Busschau, Johannesburg In May, while on holiday, we went to the 8:00 Sunday Mass at St...
May 2011
Mugabe in the Vatican
When television broadcasts of the beatification of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican showed Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe receiving...
Mugabe – the scandal factor?
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has, again, carefully crafted media attention by presenting himself for communion, this time at the beatification...
Feeling at home in Tuscany
The region of Tuscany in Italy is a place where, in spite of my heritage having no Italian connection whatsoever,...
The loneliness of priests
Some weeks back, a friend who is an official of a diocese invited me to talk to Catholic school children...
Why I serve in Congo
‘What mission are you going to do in Congo?” My friend reacted when I informed him about my appointment as...
Unreliable sources
From: Fr Christopher Clohessy, Cape Town Peter Onesta persists in using as his chief source for knowledge of Islam a...
Part 12: Flying fists at the place of Christ’s resurrection
It seems insufferably foolish that some of the most spiteful manifestations of co-existence between Christians should have permanent residence in...
