Don’t Trust Every Word
An old adage has it that one should not trust everything one reads in the press. This holds true even more for information obtained from the Internet.
Editorials 2015
The Changing Mission
The third Sunday in October is one of the most important non-liturgical days in the Catholic Church’s year: it is World Mission Sunday.
Our Call to Dialogue
A keyword which underpins the dominant theme of Pope Francis’s pontificate — that of mercy — is revealing itself: dialogue.
Pope Francis, the Prophet
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton It is only since Vatican II that the popes have become travellers. Pope Paul VI led the way in 1964 when he...
Heritage Day and the Future
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton Heritage Day in South Africa is celebrated this week to mark the contribution that South Africans of all cultures and backgrounds have...
The Annulment of a Marriage
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – Christ said: A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall become...
A Saint for South Africa
Guest editorial by Bishop Victor Phalana The cult of martyrs arose early in the history of the Church. Altars and shrines arose over martyrs’ tombs and they...
Let’s talk about Sex
The bishops of Southern Africa must be commended for their new campaign against pornography, Pure love, not porn, and for the content of that initiative’s message. The...
Understanding the Bible
An old platitude has it that Catholics are ignorant of the Bible because they don’t read it. Whether or not that is true today merits some inspection,...
Our Hopes for Southern Africa’s Youth Day
For many young Catholics, attending the huge World Youth Day gatherings is a dream goal; for most of them, however, that aspiration will not be realised.
