The mission for Africa
The Church of Africa told Pope Benedict about their concerns at the Second Synod of Bishops for Africa in October...
November 2011
The decline of ubuntu
Every time I pass that spot, the skeleton recalls the same story—a story that is just the opposite of that...
In crisis, we activate our family love
‘The first thing that a person finds in life and the last to which he holds out his hand, and...
The priesthood of the laity
If one talked about the “priesthood of all believers” or indeed the “priesthood of the laity” before 1965, Catholics would...
Bishops, lets drop the pomp
From Dr John Straughan, Cape Town: In September Pope Benedict addressed the clergy and laity of the Church in Germany...
In the bleakness of Aids there is hope
Aids. Type the word into Google and you’ll find words like “death rate”m “orphans”, “infection rate” and “South Africa”. It’s...
Battle the stigma
Amid all the political and economic turbulence of the last few years in South Africa, the crisis of HIV/Aids seems...
St Alphonsus and the New Translation
St Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist congregation, was a renowned teacher of prayer. He wrote a short book titled...
Going back to Mother Earth
By Anthony Gathambiri IMC Our Earth is a mother who nourishes us. So we need to be friends with this...
