Thank You, Missionaries
The Church in Southern Africa was built by missionaries. Men and women belonging to diverse religious orders left home and family, mostly in Europe, to spread the...
Editorials 2016
World Youth Day in South Africa?
Every three years the Catholic Church shows that it is still relevant to young people who come from all around the globe to attend World Youth Days...
Beating the Terrorists
The terrorists are winning in the West — and the West shares in the responsibility for that. The aim of jihadist terrorism is to strike fear, prejudice...
Vote Wisely
When South Africans go to the polls on August 3 to elect their municipal governments, more will be at stake than which local politicians and community leaders...
Call in the Media Experts
The Church’s handling of the distressing news of Oblate Father Patrick Mohohlo Maselwane’s death this month has provided an object lesson in how not to do public...
Truth and Truthfulness
While apartheid is no more on the statute books, the Diakonia Council of Churches (DCC) persists in its worthy task of discouraging racial and any other prejudices...
Pontiffs of the Present Day
Armenia is the latest land to receive a papal pastoral visit, as we report in this issue. Pope Francis’ intent was to promote Christian unity there and...
Married Life as the Full Catastrophe
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – In the 1960s movie Zorba the Greek, based on the best-selling novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba is asked: “Are you married?” His...
Schools Must Aid Healing
Guest Editorial by Mduduzi Qwabe- During the days of apartheid, one of the propaganda tools used by the administration was the national school curriculum. n the current...
Halftime in the Holy Year
We have passed the halfway point of the extraordinary Year of Mercy, and this presents us with a timely opportunity to take stock of the impact the...
