What is Homo Oeconomicus? Yes its a Bad Thing
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople called on Christians to work together to build a culture of solidarity in the face of growing economic inequality.
Category: Corruption
Pope: Don’t Blindly Obey the Invisible Hand of the Market
Do not fall for the allure of money, which can enslave and alienate like a cult, Pope Francis told business school students.
Facts and Faith to Fight Corruption
We explore some practical ways in which we can fight against corruption as individuals and as a community of believers in order to show society that the Christian standard in issues of ethics, morality and conduct is higher than what we normally see in our daily lives.
What Africa Needs Saving From
Kelvin Banda OP – In many churches, congregations sing the hymn “Africa Will Be Saved” — and as the African continent laments countless tragedies, problems and forms of suffering which affect the everyday lives of people, it sounds good to sing that Africa will be saved.
Getting Away With Corruption
Emmanuel Ngara has had brushes with corruption in his work and travel between Zimbabwe and South Africa. He looks at how corruption even at the lowest levels impacts us and the organisations in a...
Excommunication: A tool for fighting corruption, organised crime?
A Vatican consultation group will consider initiatives to fight corruption and organised crime, including the excommunication of members of the Mafia and other criminal organisations. The Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published...
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, a strong and constructive movement.” Corruption, Pope...
A Disunited Front
As we approach Freedom Day, South Africans may well survey the calibre of our political leadership — and descend into despair. The African National Congress has long shed its character as a liberation movement...
