The political cash-in
Addressing a memorial service for two Catholic anti-apartheid activists in Cape Town recently, Anglican Archbishop-emeritus Desmond Tutu asked what Robbie...
Editorials 2009
New vocations’ courageous joy
Responding to Gods call to serve him and his people in the consecrated life requires a tremendous measure of courage,...
The rape of South Africa
A nation in which one in four women can expect to be raped in her lifetime is desperately failing its...
The gift of reconciliation
The sacrament of reconciliation, or confession, is one of Church’s great gifts to the faithful. Properly conducted, by confessor and...
Betting to lose
The emergence of Internet gambling should give us cause for alarm, especially in light of suggestions that on-line casinos are...
A radical call to reform
The Catholic doctrines of social justice are sometimes described as the Church’s “best kept secret”. The release of Pope Benedict’s...
Let’s ‘Do God’
It was refreshing to read in last week’s edition of The Southern Cross that the British & Irish Lions rugby...
South Africa’s great failure
South Africa rightly aspires to be a nation in which respect for and the elevation of human rights are a...
The Year of the Priest
When Pope Benedict declared the Year of Priest, which began on June 19, he did the Church a great service....
