To live life to the fullest
‘Life is difficult!” These are the opening words of M Scott Peck’s best-seller The Road Less Travelled. Scott Peck continues...
2011
We are called to be evangelisers
John Lee, Johannesburg Many thanks for Archbishop William Slattery’s article, “At Pentecost we are called to witness” (June 8). The...
The party as the state
Something remarkable happened in South Africa in May. Only days before the municipal elections on May 18, communities in Ficksburg,...
Hopes and fears for George
A few weeks ago I was privileged to attend a breakfast function at St Peter and St Paul’s church in...
Making excuses for evil
At the risk of sounding pessimistic, I must admit that South African political elections depress me. With every election that...
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...
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....
