Category: Editorials 2008

As we leave behind the year 2008 and enter 2009, we reflect on a year of political and social trauma in Southern Africa, an economic crisis, and a momentous opportunity for the United States...

The sheep are not happy with their shepherds. In recent weeks, The Southern Cross has received a flood of letters, many published this week, concerning the recently introduced changes to Mass responses. Almost all...

The late Archbishop Denis Hurley had many friends and admirers, yet he would sometimes complain of the loneliness his position brought. It can indeed be lonely at the top. More Stories: State-of-the-Nation: A Test...

As South Africa’s political parties are launching their election campaigns—and in at least one instance, themselves — the pastoral letter issued by our bishops on the electorate’s rights and obligations is timely. More Stories:...

History may well record Barack Obama’s acceptance speech after being elected the 44th president of the United States as a classic in public oration. If so, it would join such timeless masterpieces of discourse...

When the Church accepts a young man for training towards the priesthood, it must be vigilant that the candidate is well equipped to live what he believes to be his vocation. It is therefore...

The experts are telling us that economics may never be the same again after the consequences of the recent collapse have played themselves out. If so, then the demise of unfettered capitalism will be...

For South Africa’s young democracy, the split in the African National Congress represents a major test for the country’s capacity of tolerating political challenges. Our democracy may well be energised by the emergence of...

ON World Mission Sunday, this year on October 19, Catholics are asked to reflect on and pray for the Church’s evangelising missionary endeavours, as well as to contribute to it through the Pontifical Mission...