Mphuthumi Ntabeni – Page 5 – The Southern Cross

Spiritual Bankruptcy of our World System

My friend Paul and I are amused by our respective political campaigns. In the interest of full disclosure, I am […]

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato believed that in a democratic political system, money and power dictates public policy. This is

Reading the history of black liberation in Southern Africa one is confronted by two things: how the people, under heightened

I liked most of the Lenten messages from Catholics this year. There seemed to be a healthy shift away from

History, by its nature, is a contested terrain that is mostly written by the victors. But now and then the

In December, just before Christmas, my friends and I came home to the Eastern Cape from different cities of our

By Mphuthumi Ntabeni / December 13, 2015

Pope Francis did nothing surprising when he wrote his encyclical Laudato Si. The Church has been speaking about the environment

By Mphuthumi Ntabeni / November 16, 2015

Former President Thabo Mbeki drew great cheers when he ended a lecture by quoting Pope Francis� encyclical Laudato Si�. Mr

We have recently seen some exciting times as far as the South African scientific community and Catholic faith is concerned.