The Revealing Diary of a British Trooper
Thomas J Lucas, a trooper in the Cape Mountain Rifles of the Cape Colony during the mid-19th century, kept a...
History
Connecting History to Gospel never Easy
Connecting the dots between the Jesus of the Gospels and the Jesus of history is never easy, according to Mark...
Pope: Speechless Before Horror of Holocaust, Pray it Never Happen Again
Anti-Semitism is absolutely contrary to Christianity, and the church has a duty to denounce and repel such hatred, Pope Francis...
Age-Old Roots of Human Rights Bill
Rui de Bivar Oliveira, Bloemfontein – I recently discovered Bartolome de las Casas and felt that readers of The Southern...
Ethiopian Religious Manuscripts given to Catholic University
A massive donation of Ethiopian religious manuscripts to The Catholic University of America in Washington makes the school one of...
Alexander No Mere Pagan Leader
From John Lee, Johannesburg – Many readers would take exception to M Bruce’s reference (January 4) to Alexander the Great...
Alexander and the Septuagint
John Lee, Johannesburg- How often do we see admired personalities of the past peering out at us from the pages...
Moses Memorial Reopens on Mount Nebo, Jordan
The Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo has reopened its doors to the public amid festivities, after nearly a decade...
Lessons from Ireland 5000 years ago
As I write this, you’ll find me in Ireland. It is a beautiful country with a deep sense of the...
