Drinking responsibly
For many consumers of alcohol, enjoying an occasional drink or even a rare overindulgence is a pleasurable experience. Scientists have...
Editorials 2007
Views from the coalface
It might strike some Catholics as impertinent that a priest and a lay Catholic journalist based on the southern tip...
Rocking the Church
When Pope Benedict receives the gift of an iPod containing modern interpretations of hymns by British artists Boyce & Stanley,...
Fight the Stigma of Depression
There remains a perception among some Catholics that people who commit suicide are automatically excluded from God’s mercy and salvation....
Bishops and politics
The editor’s responses to letters are customarily confined to brief footnotes, and even these are few. On rare occasions, however,...
The abortion debate
The teaching of the Catholic Church on abortion is unequivocal: life begins at the point of conception, and the right...
Being media literate
In his message for World Communications Day this year, Pope Benedict calls on parents, schools and the Church to provide...
A body for the laity
Plans mooted in this issue by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), to establish...
The role of the laity
Evangelisation begins at home, within the family and the parish community. While it is important to bring the Good News...
