Why growth might kill us
I find Pope Benedict’s frequently repeated view of capitalism — that it cannot be trusted — quite fascinating. Recently he […]
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Crisis a time for opportunity
When we write or talk about the subject of sexual abuses that have rocked the Catholic Church in recent years,
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Going golfing with editors
It can’t be much fun working for a big commercial newspaper these days. Journalists all seem to be paranoid about
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Ntabeni Perspectives
Why we need a bit of melancholy
As someone raised in a tradition that comes very close to what in the Western culture would be termed stoic
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Breaking the alliance of abuse in Church
The Catholic Church is now looking to recover from the sex abuse scandal. COLLEEN CONSTABLE looks at why things went
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Perspectives Simmermacher
Being a Holy Land pilgrim
In September, God willing, I’ll be going on my fifth pilgrimage to the Holy Land, this time with Bishop Zithulele
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How St Thorlac foiled Attila the son
This is a true story of faith and the power of the novena. Names and places have been changed to
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Perspectives Rowland
Fiddling in smoke
You’ve heard the saying: “Nero was fiddling while Rome was burning.” Could we say that about our activities in South
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We may only be fighting the Spirit
At Pentecost we implore God to descend upon us the Holy Spirit, as he did on the Apostles. As “The
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