Come and die
‘When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die’ (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship). Bonhoeffer was one of those who realised the rise...
8.3.2020
13:21
23.2.2020
12:17
In search of the Amazon
On the 2nd of this month, Pope Francis issued his much-anticipated letter, Querida Amazonia, the Beloved...
15.2.2020
16:44
But I say this to you
There is a power in words and we have few orators today. We watch in alarm...
9.2.2020
6:38
Your light will shine
The number of baptisms, ordinations and religious professions is growing in Africa but this is one...
28.1.2020
16:49
Galilee of the nations
‘It is a Saturday. There won’t be much traffic’. I set off walking to the small...
4.1.2020
20:26
Forty years on
So 2020 has arrived! It has a ring about it. Soon we will remember – I...
19.11.2019
6:37
This is the day
On 17 April 1980, we made our way to Rufaro Stadium to witness the birth of...
20.10.2019
8:19
I’m alright, Jack
This saying used to be, perhaps still is, current to describe a person who is self-satisfied...
13.10.2019
17:52
Places of encounter
This Sunday, 13 October, John Henry Cardinal Newman will be declared a Saint by Pope Francis...
12.8.2019
2:53
Dressed for action
I feel sorry for the soldiers patrolling the streets of Srinagar. They have to enforce their...
28.7.2019
15:31
Search and you will find
Can you teach a fish to swim? Can you teach persistence to people who have persisted...
