How the bishops’ job descriptions changed
Many years ago I read a book titled Bishops – But What Kind? It was a collection of essays by Catholic, Orthodox,...
Hope&Joy
The hopes and joys of our bishops
Being a bishop is a challenging job. One must lead and inspire the people, their priests and religious, to ensure...
Ordained ministry renewed
Although it has been seen primarily as a “pastoral” council, Vatican II had a dramatic impact on ordained ministry. It...
The men of God’s People
The people of the Church come in different sizes, genders, ages and take on many different roles each important and...
Education for freedom
Youth Day on June 16 can all too easily be reduced to just another holiday commemorating yet another figure or...
Producing great South Africans
Some people criticise Catholic schools for allegedly diluting the very thing that defines them. But while Catholic schools may no...
Unity in Christian diversity
Vatican II had a lot to say about the scandal of divided Christianity, indeed a whole decree (Unitatis Redintegratio, 1964)...
Overcoming the scandal of division
Throughout the ages, Christians have been more divided than united. Power struggles, differences on points of theology and sometimes pure...
Mary and Christian unity
‘Catholics worship Mary, not Jesus,” you hear many Christians say, particularly evangelical and Pentecostals. “No we don’t,” we reply. But...
