October 2011

The challenges of being a priest

BY SAMUEL FRANCIS IMC Priests are always subject to judgment by parishioners, and sometimes they just can’t win. Samuel Francis IMC, a theology student at St Joseph’s...

Is religious life still relevant today?

BY NYAMADZAWO SIBANDA Looking around and experiencing the good work the Church is doing through different religious congregations and orders, it seems superfluous to ask whether religious...

Muhammad uncensored

From Fr Christopher Clohessy, Cape Town I  am sorry that JH Goossens (October 5) thinks my article on Muhammad a politically correct avoidance of a fatwa. I...

Call to holiness

At the funeral for Pope John Paul II in 2005, the faithful in and around St Peters Square acclaimed the Polish pontiff a saint as they called...

Morals need God’s presence

Last month I wrote about the “Ecclesia” pastoral programme that has been launched in the archdiocese of Cape Town to encourage formation through small faith-sharing groups.

The menu of my faith

BY BARBARA HOFFMAN After a hard day’s work, either at the office or at school, there is nothing better than a warm plate of food to still...