Time to Get Radical On Abuse
Every time it seems that the Catholic Church is making some progress in addressing the sex abuse scandal, new revelations...
Editorials
The New Pastoral Plan
After many years of extensive work and consultation, today, January 26, will see the official launch of the local Church’s...
The Church in Public
One of the areas of tension between secularising societies and religion, especially Catholicism, is the secularist determination to drive religion...
Commandments for the Road
This week the news will again report frightening statistics of road fatalities on South Africa’s highways as convoys of holiday-makers...
Jesus the Refugee
The feast of the Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of the divine nature of the human Jesus, the newborn King. But...
Our Prayers for 2020
Every year we issue our prayer intentions for the coming year. Usually, we include both local and global issues,...
Who Will Save us From the State We’re In?
Guest Editorial by Bishop Sylvester David OMI, auxiliary bishop of Cape Town In 1966 the famed duo Simon & Garfunkel...
Debunking the Myth of ‘Pagan’ Christmas
At this time of the year, Catholics are liable to be lectured with the inaccurate notion that the celebration of...
Teaching About Sex
The two areas where the teachings of the Church are most at odds with mainstream secular society are those of...
