February 2012

The living stones

More than at any other time in the liturgical year, except perhaps Christmas, on our Lenten journey we turn our minds to the Holy Land.

Lord Cardinals

I was disturbed to read that at the recent consistory Pope Benedict had addressed the new cardinals as “Lord Cardinals”. “Lord” is the word we use for...

Healing old wounds

A decade ago the abuse scandal in Boston broke, setting off a seemingly endless domino effect of allegations and revelations of Church personnel molesting minors, and Church...

Finding love in unity

By Dominee Mike Smuts One day in the 1960s I travelled by car from Pretoria to Durban. Along the way I picked up a young hitchhiker. When...