SA’s adult democracy
When we observe Freedom Day on April 27, our democracy turns 18. Like the children born in that auspicious year...
Editorials 2012
The Christian protests
Over the past few weeks Catholics, and Christians in general, have found cause to stand up against what they perceive...
Alleluia, Jesus Christ is risen from the dead
GUEST EDITORIAL BY SR ALLISON MUNRO OP And there, coming to meet them was Jesus. Greetings, he said. And the...
Worthy of Christ’s Love
During Holy Week, in our readings and our prayers and in the Stations of the Cross, we witness the single...
The new nuncio
Since the departure in December by Archbishop James Green, the former apostolic nuncio to the Southern African region, local Catholics...
Real religious freedom
Christian hegemony over the centuries may well have clouded perceptions, especially in the West, about the incidence of religious freedom,...
The land question
The government’s engagement with the Catholic Church on questions of the equitable distribution of land is much welcome. With a...
The living stones
More than at any other time in the liturgical year, except perhaps Christmas, on our Lenten journey we turn our...
Healing old wounds
A decade ago the abuse scandal in Boston broke, setting off a seemingly endless domino effect of allegations and revelations...
