Celibacy: Church must be consistent
Tony Meehan, Cape Town Soon after Vatican II, many priests obtained dispensations to leave the priesthood in order to marry....
2011
Property- Who does it belong to?
A Brief Survey of the Church’s Social Teachings on Property Ownership, as evident from the Encyclicals since 1891. (Fr Pierre...
Dealing with suicide
Few family tragedies leave as many lasting scars as the suicide of a loved one. Those left behind not only...
Will latest education policy help SA’s youth?
BY KENNY PASENSIE The government is changing its education policy again with the new Schooling 2025 strategy. KENNY PASENSIE reviews...
Raising our youth with God
Before I was married, I wanted to have six children. I wanted to have the big full-house, lots of fun...
School daze: Advice for parents
This being the annual Southern Cross education issue, I feel it appropriate to offer some food for thought to young...
A prostitute’s redemption
My former editor at a Catholic magazine, Fr Gigi (his nickname), once asked me to interview a certain young woman...
Praying with a new word
Fr Johan Strydom, Plettenberg Bay – Michael Shackleton’s Open Door (May 18) about Lead us not into temptation refers. I...
