Rampant corruption
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON Corruption is a word and concept that South Africans are increasingly being made aware of....
Editorials 2013
Francis of Rome
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON When he was interviewed last month for the Jesuit publication La Civilta Cattolica, Pope Francis...
The missionary parish
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON On Mission Sunday we recall that Vatican II said the Church is missionary by her...
We must be careful in how we protest
A modest stage play performed at a Johannesburg theatre this month attracted the protests of some local Catholics who believed...
Women in the Church
Among the many cats which Pope Francis has placed among the pigeons since his election in March is the issue...
A Revolution of Mission
A Little over six months ago, an elderly South American appeared on a balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square and bade...
To be alone with God
Our need and duty to pray to God, and our endeavours to do his will faithfully, have had many expressions...
Intervention in Syria
Guest Editorial by Fr Peter-John Pearson The South African government has reiterated its condemnation of the use of chemical...
Using the media
Addressing Catholic journalists in Johannesburg, Archbishop William Slattery pin-pointed the reason why the Church finds it so difficult to get...
