The Church: Inside and Out
Guest editorial: Michael Shackleton – Like a coin, there are two sides to the Church. One side faces the world around it. The other side is seen and experienced by its faithful people in...
Southern Africa's Catholic Weekly
Pope: We Need to Change Hearts, not Just Books, to Improve Liturgy
The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said. “We know that it is not enough to change liturgical...
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
The plan is perfect! The blueprints have been made and issued to the builders. But hold on Houston, we have a problem. Somehow history has moved on and time and space now occupy another...
US Bishop Thomas Olmsted urges families to form deeper relationship with Christ
Fathers and mothers have the ability and responsibility to lead their families to holiness, wrote Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in an apostolic exhortation. The title of the document, “Complete My Joy,” is taken...
Cartoon of the Week: Music Aplenty
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have decided to make them available online! Mr Burke is a parishioner at Most...
Mass Readings: 17 February – 24 February, 2019
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekday Cycle 1 Sunday February 17, 6th Sunday of the Year Jeremiah 17:5-8, Psalm 1:1-4, 6, 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20, Luke 6:17-26 Monday February 18 Genesis 4:1-15, 25, Psalm 50:1,...
This Week’s Issue: 13 February – 1 February, 2019
» Election: Parties Commit to Ethics Code » Saints in the Making: The Birth of Little Eden » AoS: What is it like to be hijacked at sea? » Ecumenism: the path forward Editorial:...
Church Analyst: SONA Honoured its Commitments
In a position paper on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2019 State of the Nation (SONA) address, a Church analyst said that a year after President Jacob Zuma’s departure, the state of South Africa is “politically,...
In Prayer: Ask for Yourself, But Don’t Leave Out Others
Prayer is not just a private and intimate dialogue between a person and God, but rather an opportunity for Christians to bring the needs of others before the Lord, Pope Francis said. “There is...
Great Expectations: Vatican Abuse Summit has Realistic Goals
All eyes and ears will be on the Vatican during an unprecedented gathering on Feb. 21-24 to discuss the protection of minors in the Catholic Church. When Pope Francis announced the international meeting in...
Meet Denzel Swarts – SA’s only World Youth Day Volunteer
By Günther Simmermacher – Among the 2245 foreign volunteers at World Youth Day was one South African — and he had to fill many different functions. Denzel Swarts of Cape Town was inspired to volunteer...
Radio Veritas’ Men in Christ Show Promises Strong Lineup in 2019
Radio Veritas’ “Men in Christ—The Essence of the Christian Man” show ended 2018 with a bang, and members are ready, with the Holy Spirit as their guide, to continue their 2019 journey as men...
Papal Report on Women Deacons Submitted: SA View
Dr Annemarie Paulin-Campbell of the Jesuit Institute stayed up into the early hours to tune into a live American panel discussion on the future of women deacons, following the submission to Pope Francis of...
