| April 09, 2005 |
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John Paul II a true saint among men AND so the suffering Pope, the Pope who inspired millions in the Roman Catholic Church and in other faiths too, has been laid to rest with honour, loving tributes and thanksgiving in the presence of hundreds of world leaders of every religion and race, and pilgrims from all corners of the Earth. Many will remember the drama of his election, one which broke a long succession of Italian popes and brought to the Vatican a man who had experienced the suffering of his own people in war at the hands of the nazis and subsequently under the iron yoke of communism.... My Dear Father – you’ve created a crazily high standard, yet again
MY Dear Father. Why not a monastery? I discovered that there are more than 400 monasteries and convents in Italy, run by a variety of religious orders. I’m sure they take the contemplative, prayerful life pretty seriously in your old country as well, although they probably can’t hold a candle to the Italians in terms of sheer numbers of monastic facilities.... Floundering in a sea of confusion and conflict
IT is quite incredible how varied and confusing analyses of issues being debated in contemporary South Africa is.... We’re a casualty of the Zim election – for not standing up for Africans
PREDICTABLY the ANC and the DA are at loggerheads over the Zimbabwe election. Simply because the ANC was always going to find as many reasons as it could to declare the elections free and fair while the DA was going to do the opposite if it could.... |
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World mourns as people’s Pope is laid to rest VATICAN CITY – The poor and powerful joined in a final farewell to Pope John Paul II yesterday at a momentous Vatican funeral watched by hundreds of millions of people across the world.... 
Club hits the bull’s eye for trigger happy Historical gun enthusiasts are recreating a long-gone era in the shadow of Lady’s Slipper – and making history come alive, writes Brett Adkins. Mike Holmes took the pictures.FOR the little boy lurking in every man who ever dreamed of being a pirate, Davey Crockett or even an Eastern Cape frontiersman, you just got lucky.... 
SA teams need wins after box office flop Special Correspondent JOHANNESBURG – The South African teams in the Super 12 will try this weekend to make a new beginning in the competition as all four of them come back from their two-week break looking to redeem themselves after a miserable start.... 
Sectional title home an option for retirees By Business Reporter THE spate of new sectional title developments that have characterised the property market over the past few years is not only catering for those in pursuit of a secure, lock-up-and-go lifestyle, but has also broadened the options available to the retirement sector.... 
Barriers still exist but Karoo festival gave hope By Gary van Dyk ANOTHER Little Karoo National Arts Festival has come and gone and the tents have come down in Oudtshoorn until next year – but once again there are questions about its standing as an arts festival, a language festival, or just a saamtrek for the volk.... |
