Nun’s murder puts Catholics on edge
BY ANTO AKKARA The name “Valsa” means “dear one”. By laying down her life in defence of the poor, Sr...
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Living in the moment on retreat
BY CHANDA SAMPA Going on an eight-day retreat through the Jesuit Institute South Africa, for whom I work in the...
The Church’s plan for Africa
RECONCILIATION, JUSTICE AND PEACE: The Second African Synod, by Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator SJ (ed). Acton Publishers, Nairobi. 2011. 259pp. R159,50. Reviewed...
PE clergy remembered
JUST?REMEMBERING, by Fr WH?Barnes. Self-published, Port Elizabeth. 2011. 130pp. R50 Review by Michael Shackleton
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,...
Going back to Mother Earth
By Anthony Gathambiri IMC Our Earth is a mother who nourishes us. So we need to be friends with this...
Pakistan: A hell for religious minorities
BY ANTO AKKARA “Pakistan is fast becoming a state that will be habitable only for extremists,” according to the Justice...
Missal 1: Getting ready for new words at Mass
English-speaking Catholics were surprised three years ago to learn that the English translation of the Roman Missal, in use since...
Missal 2: How we got to English
This week’s article on the new missal looks at the context of the decision to develop and use a new...
