Our ‘doing God’ election
Alastair Campbell, a senior adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, made famous the term “We don’t do God”...
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Pope: Peace isn’t mass-produced but handcrafted by ordinary people
By Carol Glatz,Catholic News Service Pope Francis called on the world’s Christians to pray with him for peace in the...
Church must teach with compassion
From Francis Boulle, Cape Town There has been much correspondence regarding the issues of homosexuality, abortion and contraception. I do...
Grace of a pilgrimage
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON A letter on this page today extols the spiritual relish experienced by a reader who...
Getting out of my car…
One of the joys of living in Cape Town, where I now work, is that on several weekends, I’ve been...
My life as second fiddle
In my last column I promised to reveal some of my weaknesses and failures in the hope that by “lifting...
Do we have ubuntu in our families?
I am writing this on the feast of St Joseph the Worker, also international Workers’ Day. The family theme for...
Southern Cross Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Italy – photos
The Southern Cross pilgrimage with Archbishop Brislin and editor Gunther Simmermacher to the Holy Land and Italy is underway and...
A season for everything
As we grow older it is so beautiful to recognise the different stages of our lives — not merely by...
