Br Martin Thompson OFM Rest in Peace
By Paddy Noonan OFM – Franciscan Brother Martin Thompson died on September 29 in Ireland. He was born as George Thompson in Dublin on November 4, 1934, and after his education at Belvedere College,...
Southern Africa's Catholic Weekly
To Be Waterwise
In the face of climate change we will have to get used to increasingly frequent droughts in South Africa, a country in which many regions are already under pressure from water shortages. It...
Augustinian Sister Mary Carmel Collins Rest in Peace
By Shirley Juan – Sister Mary Carmel Collins of Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, died on September 18 at the age of 88. Born Mary Philomena Collins on August 9, 1931, in Castlehaven in County Cork, Ireland,...
The Church Opposed Abortion From Early Days
This month marks the 23rd anniversary of parliament voting to legalise abortion. Paul De Marco reflects on why the killing of the unborn is intolerable to Catholics. Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you....
Parishioners of St Patrick’s, La Rochelle Dress the Part!
Children from St Patrick’s church in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, celebrated their diverse cultures together with parish priest Fr Jorge Guerra. (Submitted by Dominique Byrne) More Stories: A Carnival for the Devil: Bad-Mouthing in the...
Cartoon of the Week: A Lifetime of Lessons
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...
Bishop Sipuka Now Heads SA Church Leaders’ Body
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has been appointed the new chair of the National Church Leaders’ Consultation. Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town has stepped down...
Thirty Third Sunday Reflection
Truth is hard to bear! Yes, Jesus, the truth does set us free; but we also know from experience that first, that truth is going to P … us off! The truth of the...
Mass Readings: 17 November – 24 November, 2019
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday November 17, 33rd Sunday of the Year Malachi 4:1-2 (3, 19-20), Psalm 98:5-9, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12, Luke 21:5-19 Monday November 18, Dedication of the...
This Week’s Issue: 13 November – 19 November, 2019
» Bishop: How I came to support Springboks » Street renamed after Catholic activist » Getting close to St Bernadette in Lourdes & Nevers » Youth ministry: Time to get radical? » Fr Townsend...
Thy Kingdom Come, Our Kingdoms Go!
When we pray Christianity’s most important single prayer – The Our Father – do we really attempt to understand and meditate upon the challenge of its words – especially “thy kingdom come”? What is...
Mission Without Borders To Reach Out At Christmas
Operation Christmas Love (OCL), a project created by Christian organisation Mission Without Borders (MWB), is looking to put together and distribute Christmas boxes for thousands of poor families in Eastern Europe. “Each year as...
Signed, Healed, Delivered
A Catholic Charismatic prayer group from two parishes is gearing up to host its first healing and deliverance conference in Cape Town in December. The guest speakers will be Sacred Heart Father Joseph Wilson...
