The Lord’s Prayer put plainly
Bishop Ernest Baay SCJ Referring to Fr Johan Strydom’s letter of June 8, we could go much further in the...
June 2011
Towards good business
In his 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), Pope Benedict said that businesses cannot be ethically neutral: either...
An offer few priests can refuse
One of the greatest challenges facing our bishops right now, and one that will become more problematic in the future,...
Turn the mirror on to yourself
We all use the mirror a lot. Everyday before we leave for work, we look at ourselves in the mirror....
Way out of abusive marriages
From Name withheld Where Colleen Constable’s article “Does an abusive marriage call for divorce?” (June 1) is mistaken is that...
Changing priesthood
The Church will observe World Priest Day on July 1, which comes shortly after the 60th anniversary of the ordination...
Your funny church stories
A few weeks ago I invited readers of The Southern Cross to send in their stories of amusing incidents in...
Backaches in June after libertine holiday
It was still during my early months at St Stephen’s parish, in the township of Kisenso in Kinshasa, capital of...
How fictional TV priests are portrayed
Last month the Vatican hosted something quite new: the International Catholic Film Festival, which was held Rome from May 12-21....
