God’s alarming gift
On Easter morning, after the horror of Friday and desolation of Saturday, we arrive at the tomb, with the women,...
Editorials
Hosanna!
Hosanna! The crowds in Jerusalem afforded Jesus an euphoric entry into Jerusalem. Within five days, a blink of the eye...
Better preaching
Spare a thought for the poor priest who must prepare a homily, often every week, which will not only grab...
Pledging loyalty
The idea of invigorating young South Africans with high standards of personal and social integrity must be welcomed. The government...
The enduring miracle of Lourdes
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, on February 11, 1858, a 14-year old French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, saw...
Mastering One’s Self
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg, in his chairman’s address to the Southern African bishops at their January plenary session, summed...
Power to Pope Benedict
ESKOM’S failure to plan for the future needs of this country’s electricity consumption, not least at the prospect of the...
A new strategy
WHEN the bishops of Southern Africa meet in late January and early February for their summer plenary session, their agenda...
Atonement for a scandal
The proposal by Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, that the Church should seek spiritual renewal through...
