I’m #AngryForJustice
Can the #newnobility actually do any good? I recently noticed that a certain established bank — the editor won’t let me use its name, but it has green in its logo—recently supported international polo...
Category: Ethics & Human Dignity
Imagine Having No Place To Call Home
Just imagine for a moment that you have no home. What will you do for meals today? Where will you shower? Where will you sleep? If you have children, how will you provide for...
Nuns Release Spiritual Mandala in Call to Unity after Xenophobic Attacks
By Sheila Pires & Erin Carelse – A group of Southern African nuns from different congregations has released a graphic mandala — a circular spiritual design — in response to the recent violence, disrespect for...
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale: Echoes of Nazis in SA
The archbishop of Johannesburg has compared the rhetoric and actions against foreign nationals in Gauteng to “the rising tide of hatred in Nazi Germany”. Archbishop Buti Tlhagale was speaking out following an upsurge in...
Holy Family College Joins #BoysDanceToo Campaign!
Ursula Collings, principal of Holy Family College in Glenmore, Durban, was photographed at her school with male dancers from Shall We Dance Durban studios and the Flatfoot Dance Company who were part of a...
Catholics Protest US Practice of Caging Immigrant Children
Many of us are not fond of seeing animals in cages. But when desperate human beings – especially children – who have trekked the gruelling, dangerous journey mainly from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras...
Moms and Daughters Join to Heal Painful Memories
A workshop on healing memories produced tangible results, according to participants. They spoke after attending a Durban archdiocese Justice & Peace (J&P) “Healing of Memories” weekend workshop for some 15 mothers and daughters at Mariannhill’s...
The Church on Property: Who Does it Belong To?
The Catholic Church confidently sees itself as Mother and Teacher of all nations (Mater et Magister, 1961), a pillar and ground of truth. It communicates its social teachings in order to Christianise the conditions...
Pope Critical of ‘Meanness’ Toward Migrants and Refugees
“The signs of meanness we see around us heighten our fear of ‘the other,’ the unknown, the marginalised, the foreigner,” and thus many migrants seeking a better life end up as recipients of this...
SA Nun on Human Trafficking: Start Awareness at Home
An international conference on human trafficking, convened by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, took place in Rome and was an opportunity to focus on practical implementation of the pastoral guidelines on trafficking....
When the Pen is Mightier than the Sword
The old proverb claims that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. This saying has been used time and again and has consequently become tired. Though it is a cliché, my observation of current...
Asia Bibi’s Fate After 8 Years
Catholic Asia Bibi has been held in solitary confinement in Pakistan since November 2010, when she was sentenced to hang for insulting Muhammad, the founder of Islam. Ashiq Masih, her husband, said that if...
