There is one group whose work over the holiday season will probably go unnoticed since they work invisibly during Christmas and indeed throughout the year. That group are seafarers.
Forgotten Out At Sea Read Post »
First and foremost, our duty is to make sure that we do not waste the money entrusted to us. I am afraid I have been involved in the past in some very well-resourced charities who happily use money because it’s there, without stopping to think if they are actually getting value for their spend
Do We Spend Money Well? Read Post »
I was involved in a profound experience like this a few months ago when we organised two consecutive Saturdays of driving around KwaZulu-Natal in the footsteps of Archbishop Denis Hurley, the long-time head of Durban archdiocese who died in 2004 after whom the centre I work for was named.
Following in the Footsteps: The Denis Hurley Pilgrimage Read Post »
As you walk around the “Eternal City” — and I walked 50km in four days — you are conscious that you are treading on the bones of the past.
Old Bones Inspire Me: Relics in Rome Read Post »
Drug addiction – it’s a scourge in our cities and villages. It wastes lives and it destroys families. It’s a social problem, a medical problem and a moral problem. It affects every type of family, regardless of colour, religion or income level — but inevitably the poorest suffer more.
Our Response to Drug Addiction – It’s Come a Long Way Read Post »
In so many areas of our lives, we have overcome our prejudices to exercise gender sensitivity in language.
The Church’s Language Problem Read Post »
The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown is always full of surprising drama delights, secular and also sacred. Among the latter
How Drama Opens Spaces for Honesty Read Post »
The celebration of Youth Day, and remembering the extraordinary sacrifices and bravery of the Soweto youth of June 16, 1976,
Our Youth: No Angels or Helpless Victims Read Post »
Our newspapers and TV have been full of comments and questions recently about leadership. Often unfavourable comparisons are made between
Whom Shall I Send? The Next Generation of Leaders Read Post »
