In 2016, Let’s Change for the Better
Duke Ellington’s jazz standard notes: Things ain’t what they used to be! Being a bit of a musician I often...
January 2016
Race into the New Year
This month marks six years since I arrived in South Africa so I wonder if I am now allowed to...
Catholics mark Martin Luther King holiday with praise, rallying cry for justice
By Lou Baldwin The Rev. Cean James, founding pastor of Grace Christian Fellowship Church in Philadelphia, sees little change...
Pope Francis: A Jealous Heart is an Ugly, Tormented Heart
By Junno Arocho Esteves Jealousy and envy are ugly sins that grow like weeds in one’s heart, Pope Francis said...
Egyptian artist believes in an Egypt that once existed
By James Martone Catholic News Service Gamal Lamie’s paintings at a Cairo art gallery depict calm mothers with serene children,...
Judges find Monsignor Guilty of Slander
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service - A Rome court dropped charges of corruption against an Italian monsignor, yet found him...
Pope: No one is excluded from the mercy of God
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians are called to work together in order to...
Racism Alive in the Catholic Church
From Jeanette M Lesisa, Clayville, Gauteng - I am writing this letter based on the past weeks’ controversy around racism. This...
Racism – An Overdue Debate
Why are we still talking about race in South Africa, more than a quarter of a century after FW de...
