The mission for Africa
The Church of Africa told Pope Benedict about their concerns at the Second Synod of Bishops for Africa in October 2009. Three years later, the Holy Father...
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 of the Good Samaritan. Indeed, it shows...
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 most precious that he possess, even...
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 look at you as if you were...
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 and a special one-liner emerged: “It is...
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 not a pretty picture. Say the word...
Battle the stigma
Amid all the political and economic turbulence of the last few years in South Africa, the crisis of HIV/Aids seems to have taken a back seat. World...
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 Praying to God as a Friend in...
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 mother, lest we hunger, thirst and die...
Why we must really know our faith
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant argued that the capacity to make choices about one’s life is central to the development of moral autonomy. In his famous statement,...
