Editorials 2017

When An Ex-Pope Speaks

When retired Pope Benedict XVI sent a personal message to be read at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner in Cologne, it was received with loud applause...

The Cardinal Pell Dilemma

In responding to the disgrace of sexual abuse of minors by Church personnel and their cover-up in many dioceses throughout the world, the Catholic Church has done...

Let There Be Love

  This month 50 years ago, The Beatles released their classic hit song “All You Need Is Love”, which promised that love is the answer to our...

Snowflakes Must Unite!

Pope Francis sums up well the power of collective action: “We — Christians and non-Christians — are snowflakes; but if we unite, we can become an avalanche,...

Value Our Catholic Schools

There are diverse reasons why Catholic schools in South Africa exist, but the one uniting cause must always to bring Christ into the world of young people....

We Say No: Stop Womens’ Abuse in SA

Guest Editorial: Michael Shackleton – South  African newspapers are carrying disturbing headlines and horrifying reports of how over the years large numbers of South African men have...