What Makes Pope Francis So Special?
Pope Francis has taken the world by storm. Despite much of the conflict and intolerance that made headlines lately, the...
Gushwell Brooks
Refugees: The Pope has the Right Idea
Pope Francis has been quoted as calling on society to respond to the world’s largest and most severe refugee crisis...
More than Prayer and 67 Minutes
Pope Francis has been aptly described as a rock star. Never, throughout the entirety of history, has a single pontiff...
A Life Devoted to Those at the Margins
Johan Viljoen’s religious journey took him from the Dutch Reformed Church via the Anglican priesthood to the Catholic Church. And...
Jo’burg: A Tale of Two Cities
Ask Gauteng premier David Makhura or Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau, and they will speak of “a world-class African city”. And...
Time to Reclaim our Agency
Agency, that human trait that does not leave your belief and ability to influence your fate in the universe to...
Easter Offers us New Opportunities
It is always remarkable to see events leading up to Lent: the Brazilian Carnival, New York parade and the New...
Land: Government can learn from the Church
About two years ago, while still working full-time in the field of social justice and civil society, my employer —...
How to Respond to Terror?
It could be contended that all the governmental responses to terror thus far have provided fertile ground for terrorism to...
