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 »
We’ve just had the feast of the Divine Mercy, a devotion started by St Faustina in Poland and widely promoted by
Image and Imagination: Devotions are not the same for all Read Post »
March 26 marks the 50th anniversary of Populorum Progressio—and it’s a great reason for the Church across South Africa to
Paul VI’s Message to SA Read Post »
Lent will soon be upon us — that period of penance, fasting and almsgiving to prepare ourselves for the joys
What are You Giving Back for Lent? Read Post »
