Living life, day by day
Advent has sprung upon us. From now on for a whole year I am promoting the idea of “Day by...
2011
Don’t lose sight of the starfish
There is a story about a little boy who was on the beach with his dad. They were building sandcastles,...
What Vatican II tells us about Aids
Recently some epidemiologists (scholars who track the origins and growth of diseases) have suggested that the first possible recorded case...
The mission for Africa
The Church of Africa told Pope Benedict about their concerns at the Second Synod of Bishops for Africa in October...
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...
