Sr Sue Rakoczy: What Restricts Women in Taking Leadership
Sister Sue Rakoczy IHM – In your front-page article of August 29, Bishop Victor Phalana of Klerksdorp makes a strong...
Sue Rakoczy
Shameful Behaviour of Some Priests
Sr Sue Rakoczy IHM – The spiritual and psychological abuse that women experience in the Church is often hidden and the woman suffers alone. This is a very sad and scandalous story of clerical abuse against a vulnerable woman.
NCR ends online comments
Recently the National Catholic Reporter announced that it is ending online comments to its articles because too many are vicious...
Bishop Francis and Women
It has been nine months plus since Pope Francis was elected. He has made some encouraging statements about women in...
A Jesuit Pope Named Francis
The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, formerly Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Pope Francis is an extraordinary event...
Can the Church Move to the Centre?
Pope Benedict’s decision to resign on 28 February has put the church on the front pages of the media and...
Patriarchy
In his Southern Cross article (19-25 September issue) Cardinal Wilfrid Napier argues that patriarchy is not the source of all...
Churches “Product Identity”?
What comes to mind when you hear product identity? Most probably it is making sure that Coke or Mercedes Benz...
On Ignoring the Sunday Readings
At the liturgy which I attended this past Sunday the priest ignored the readings of the day, including the beautiful...
