Spiritual Starvation
I belong to a “Spirituality Book Club” in Pietermaritzburg. We are a group of nine people from various Christian traditions....
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Fear Not
In this Easter season, when the Scripture texts tell us of how frightened the disciples were behind locked doors, the...
Libya’s Long Arm to Ghana
With Libya in the news for weeks now, memories of my Ghana years (1982-1988) resurfaced since those were the “early...
Vocation Boom
I was in Nairobi recently for a conference and while there talked to a Nigerian priest who is a member...
Catholic schools losing their ethos
From Sello Mokoka, Pimville It has dawned on me that our Catholic schools have lost their ethos in striving to...
Whom to trust in faith?
BY DAVID BRATTSTON There is no obligation for a Christian to naively trust just anyone, in all circumstances. In fact,...
Professor Steve de Gruchy
It has been a very sad time in the Pietermaritzburg area as we mourn the sudden death of Steve, our...
Vatican to decide fate of woman who knocked down pope
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican will decide how to proceed with the young woman responsible for...
A great encyclical rich in truth
When reading Pope Benedict’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), I wondered what he meant by that title.
