Saints for South Africa
The days of South Africa being without a saint may be numbered as not one but two causes are currently...
Claire Mathieson
The work of SA Church is a story worth reading
A STORY WORTH TELLING: Essays in Honour of Cardinal Napier, edited by Stuart C Bate OMI and Anthony Egan SJ....
Cause for SA’s first Saint fast-tracked
Despite a queue of thousands of causes for sainthood, the cause of the servant of God Benedict Daswa is moving...
Are schools working as they should?
The South African education system is widely considered problematic. Where does Catholic education sit within this frame? CLAIRE MATHIESON finds...
School opens doors to refugees
Changing schools can be a traumatising experience, but when you are forced to change schools because your family had to...
Giving rural youth a chance
South Africa does have a Catholic university, but it’s not the only area of tertiary education that the Church is...
The violent side of education
From robbery and sexual assault to bullying and cyber attacks, 22,2% of South Africa’s high school learners experience some form...
Is Daswa SA’s first Saint?
The sainthood cause for Benedict Daswa is the first for a South African-born Catholic. CLAIRE MATHIESON learns more about his...
My year of hope and joy
Being told by your editor that you are going to write a year-long series on a subject you know little...
