How Joan of Arc Was Burnt for Avoiding Rape
At a time when gender-based and sexual violence against women, in South Africa and elsewhere, is being described as a...
Perspectives
16th Sunday Reflection
The journey is inwards, returning to the cave of the heart. It is in the gloom and the darkness that...
Let God Show Us How to Be a Father
To change the ills of society, especially violence against women, we may turn to God for a model of positive...
Why We Must Face Up To Our Death
This month marks my birthday— which strangely puts me to thinking about death. Of course, the prevailing impact of Covid-19...
Is Predestination in the Bible?
The Church rejects any suggestion of the “predestination” doctrine, and yet I seem to detect such suggestion in Scripture. “My...
15th Sunday Reflection
Describing humanity and our existence as a clot of blood; deaf, blind, and unknowing may appear particularly cynical and cheerless....
Tony Magliano: True Freedom Leads To Healthy Patriotism
As I write, it is Independence Day in the United States. This American holiday is always accompanied with parades, fireworks,...
Priests: A Truly Essential Service
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in late May that places of worship may reopen for public worship during Level 3 of...
Can Any Good Come Out of this Pandemic?
A story by Jesuit Father Anthony De Mello traces a series of events in the life of a Chinese farmer....
