A Poisonous Brew
Recent incidents of xenophobic violence have raised fears of a repeat of the anti-migrant pogroms of 2008, with a poisonous...
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Discipline and Dignity
Pope Francis got himself into some hot water this month when he seemed to endorse some forms of physical punishment...
Open Dialogue in Church
Almost two years into the papacy of Pope Francis, it has become clear that this pontiff thrives on hearing different...
Mercy for Eugene de Kock
In trying to make sense of the release on parole of Eugene de Kock, a serial killer whose crimes against...
SA’s light of hope dims
Twenty-five years ago, on February 11, 1990, tens of thousands of people crowded on Cape Town’s Grand Parade, and millions...
Our Prayers for 2015
As we change our calendars from 2014 to 2015, we give thanks to God for his abundant graces, even those...
The fallout from the long postal strike
The long, protracted postal strike has done business in South Africa great harm. It affected especially small and medium-sized enterprises which...
Pope Francis’ position
Clearly, many people have yet to work out Pope Francis who in less than two years has profoundly changed the...
The woman priest debate
The recent ordination in South Africa of a woman, Dr Mary Ryan, to the Catholic priesthood – an illicit and...
