2004 – Page 5 – The Southern Cross

The bishops and abortion

By Editor / August 11, 2004

If the Church cannot convince legislators that life is sacred because it begins at conception, then we have next to […]

By Toni Rowland / August 11, 2004

I have focused on the marriage and parenting elements of family life for some time, but it now seems to

By Editor / August 4, 2004

South African Catholics who rely on the secular press for information about their Church may well feel despondent regarding the

By Editor / July 28, 2004

Just when Catholics thought the sex scandals in the Church had blown over, a new episode hit the headlines, this

By Chris Moerdyk / July 28, 2004

Don�t look now, but there�s a new sickness on the horizon that is going to be even more devastating than

By Editor / July 21, 2004

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier’s call on the South African government to consider imposing “intelligent sanctions” on Zimbabwe’s Mugabe regime is timely.

By Toni Rowland / July 14, 2004

Celebrating Fathers’ Day recently got me thinking about grandfathers, too. And with the feast of Jesus’ grandpa and granny, Ss

By Toni Rowland / July 10, 2004

Would a family-friendly father be one who, on Father’s Day, hides under the blankets and waits for his children to

By Editor / July 7, 2004

This week we report about the downgrading of the chapel in Johannesburg International Airport to a “prayer room”, along with