Mirrors of joy
In May the Southern Cross pilgrims travelling in the Holy Land and Italy with Archbishop William Slattery attracted attention from […]
Editorials Editorials 2013
Editorials Editorials 2013
I was in prison…
At this year’s Easter vigil, Pope Francis made an astonishing gesture: he got on his knees to wash and kiss
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Editorials Editorials 2013
Today’s Catholic youth
On July 23 the world’s Catholic youth will begin to gather in great numbers in Rio de Janeiro for the
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Unity within the church
The internal division in the Catholic Church, and the acrimony that often accompanies it, are a scandal, in both senses
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Editorials Editorials 2013 Saints
Saints and Miracles
BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON – Pope Francis may be ready to canonise Blessed John Paul II soon, if reports of a
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The problem of atheism
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON It matters to the Church and its beliefs that there are professed and unprofessed atheists
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Parents and education
GUEST EDITORIAL: ANNE BAKER South African education is currently in crisis. Children cannot read or do maths at the levels
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Editorials 2013 Priests
Let the Priests be Human
Does the laity expect too much from its priests? Conversely, do some priests expect too little from lay people? For
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Politics and the Church
When the Justice & Peace Department issued a strong statement recently in protest against e-tolling—even calling for resistance to it—the
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