On 20th September this year, Fr Stephen Smuts of the TAC in South Africa revived his blog: It’s Been a While… There are also some other articles on the blog since then.

Fr Smuts is particularly interested in biblical archaeology. He has also written on the question of Islam in the west.

This is a good development, and I wish him the best after his long hiatus for doing his ordinary parish work and taking stock. He also tells us that priests are needed in South Africa, and I happily relate that fact here. Welcome back, Father!