![Some of the findings of a study on the history of women deacons, as commissioned last year by Pope Francis, were presented at a panel discussion at Fordham University in New York on 15 January 2019. Annemarie Paulin-Campbell shares what she heard, and her own sense of what this might be saying of the possibility for ordaining Catholic women to the diaconate in the future. In 2016 Pope Francis agreed to establish a commission to look into the question of […]](https://i0.wp.com/spotlight.africa/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Women-Deacons-Fordham-e1547817580644.png?resize=1400%2C912&ssl=1)
Education in South Africa — a persisting divide
For South African parents the new school year, inevitably, brings a hike in school fees, that will place even more strain on their already limited finances and increase the inequality gap. Paulina French looks at school fees,... More »
I’m tired… If racism affects some of us, it affects all of us
It seems that every time Janine Scott-dos Santos opens Facebook, turns on the radio, listens to the news or even when she talks with friends and family, she is confronted with a new racist incident. And it’s making her tired... More »
The problem of ‘broflakes’: young white fragile males
Over the course of 2018, Francis Tuson has become acutely aware of the fragility of conservative young white males in his social circles, who seem to think they’re under a dangerous and widespread attack by liberals. A distur... More »
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Magi and Migrants
Had Jesus been born today would the magi have been able to visit him before the Holy Family had to make its escape? Indeed, would the family have escaped into Egypt so easily? Based on what Anthony Egan SJ sees in the world around him, he doesn’t think so. Pic... More »
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WATCH — ‘Denied Access’ – A new documentary film on forced migration by Jesuit Institute
Seventy years to the day after the promulgation of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the Jesuit Institute South Africa has launched its latest documentary film on forced migration in South Africa. Ricardo da Silva SJ reports on the premiere screening ... More »
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SABC — staggering but still upright
Christmas is a time to breathe out, take stock and reconsider. This year, this is also true for the public broadcaster and all those who care about it. Justine Limpitlaw, the Chair of the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition’s legal sub-committee, outline... More »
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You can’t fight violence with violence
The concept of restorative justice can seem fable-like to many. A kind of wishful thinking that begs for a dose of reality. Mike Batley looks at epidemic levels of violence in South Africa. He argues that much of the research into the subject leads to the conc... More »
Africa
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Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ — A life lived where few dare go
A tribute to Jesuit priest Victor-Luke Odhiambo who was slain while serving at a teachers’ training college in South Sudan. Francis Anyanzu SJ, a Ugandan-born Jesuit priest now living and studying in South Africa, reflects on his life of service in a remote pl... More »
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Black and white South Africans we must never forget — 100 years since WWI ended
As the world celebrates 100 years since World War I ended at 11 am on this day, Anthony Egan SJ reminds us of South Africans, black and white, who served during the war. He invites us to remember those who lost their lives in noble service during the war, thos... More »
