The white burden
Every reasonable South African will feel revulsion at the assault on Fr Victor Phalana and his parishioner, Martin Wamba, by a group of white racists, apparently prompted...
Editorials 2013
The real Nelson Mandela
The tributes to Nelson Mandela have been delivered and the glow of another burst of national unity, this time with us brought together in grief, is slowly...
A radical Christmas awaits those of faith
GUEST EDITORIAL BY FR S’MILO MNGADI A famous retail store recently ran a Christmas advert with the tagline “Christmas is about food”. Is this true? In many ways...
A crisis few know of
While the world’s attention is firmly fixed on the civil war in Syria, a possibly even greater tragedy is being played out in the middle of Africa....
Finding the true meaning of Christmas
Every year during Advent — and, increasingly, weeks before that — we are likely to hear the call to observe “the true meaning of Christmas”. Usually the...
Aids crisis is not over
GUEST EDITORIAL BY JOHAN VILJOEN December 1 is World Aids Day, an opportune moment to evaluate the past and assess the future. Aids has been with us for...
Hearing the laity
The idea that Pope Francis and the Vatican advocated canvassing the views of the faithful on issues such as same-sex marriage and divorce excited the public to...
Call ex-Catholics home
For every Catholic parent, it is a question of perennial concern: will their children continue to practise the faith beyond their day of confirmation?
Rampant corruption
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON Corruption is a word and concept that South Africans are increasingly being made aware of. In their recent pastoral letter, our bishops...
