Cardinal Raymond Burke’s remarks at a recent conference in Rome, Anthony Egan says, open up the ongoing tensions in the Church over teaching authority, the primacy of the papacy and ultimately our understanding of truth. Burke made headlines when he claimed th... More »
World-renowned physicist, Stephen Hawking, died at the age of 76 after a long struggle with a motor neurone disease on 14 March 2018. Anthony Egan takes a look at his life and the significance of his work, suggesting that there is a lot that Christian can lear... More »
In this final part of a three-part series (read parts one and two), Anthony Egan SJ concludes his examination of the first five years of Pope Francis’ pontificate. In this third part, he describes the opposition to Pope Francis’ pontificate. Whether from liber... More »
In this second part of a three-part series (read part one here), Anthony Egan SJ continues to look at the first five years of Pope Francis’ pontificate. Pope Francis has tried to reform the Church: Whether financial reform or canonical and liturgical reform, f... More »
In this first part of a three-part series, Anthony Egan SJ looks at the first five years of Pope Francis’ pontificate. He recalls the events of 13 March 2013 and looks at how Pope Francis came to be elected. He considers why it was that the cardinals elected a... More »
While offering no quick fix solutions, Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA speech was nothing less than a call to renewed cooperation for the common good, says Anthony Egan SJ. He analyses the president's maiden address from a position of Catholic Social Teaching and looks... More »
Forty years ago, a 36-year old political philosopher was shot dead in his Durban home by ‘person or persons unknown’. Richard Turner was coming to the end of a five year banning order imposed on him for his anti-apartheid political activities. This fact, the ... More »
The details of the rise of Jacob Zuma and the related incidences of widespread corruption, and ultimate state capture fill the pages of two South African books, which Anthony Egan believes are both equally essential reading for any South African who wants to s... More »
In a world where we're constantly sold the fastest, easiest and flashiest options, it's no wonder that we're often distracted from the truth. Anthony Egan SJ challenges us to think critically, or, at the very least, to simply think! More »