What Catholic Justice Activist Told Glamour Awards!
The Catholic founder and CEO of The Justice Desk received an award at Glamour magazine’s 10th annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards. The Glamour Women of the...
Category: Catholic Social Teaching
In Advent, Have Hope for South Africa
This year will probably go down as one of the hardest in our national psyche. Its memory will be dominated by the dark incidents of gender-based violence,...
Why We Can’t Close Doors On Criminals
The way that society deals with crime and those who have committed them needs a new vision, a priest says. Christen Torres reports. South Africa has the...
Not all Catholics ‘Get’ Social Justice, Experts Say
By Gina Christian – The term “social justice” is on the lips of many pastoral leaders these days. Dioceses, parishes and religious congregations usually have some sort of...
What is Our Heritage?
Our family and our cultural backgrounds have a great influence on the new families we form. Ways of being and traditions — social and religious — in...
How We Can Choose Whom to Vote For
With the national and provincial elections on May 8, trying to find a party which measures up to Catholic teachings will be difficult, according to a Church...
Catholic Social Teaching’s Message to Government Budgets
US-based Tony Magliano looks at what would happen if governments considered Catholic Social Teachings or even general morality when formulating their budgets. The result would be nothing...
Catholic Social Teachings: The Church Reaching Into the Real World
By Father Pierre Goldie – Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical on mission (1975), contends that the split between the Gospel and culture – real life —...
The Night I Drove Home Naked
How often to we see God in the beggar? FRANCIS TUSON writes about a time when he was confronted with poverty and had an epiphany. Even as I sit...
Catholic Social Teachings Are Not Political Statements
Bishop Barry Knestout – One of my roles as your bishop is teacher. This role is critical to the life of our faith community as we continue...
Rev Martin Luther King Jr: His Wisdom is Still Calling us Higher
When a disciple of Jesus takes his or her baptismal call seriously, that person’s words and actions live on long after he or she leaves this world. An outstanding example of this truth is found in the prophetic discipleship of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard Celebrates 25 years
The Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard will be celebrating 25 years of service, caring for those most in need, in its community of Mandeni in Eshowe diocese.
