May 2009

Pentecost – A Time to Celebrate

On Pentecost, we celebrate the birthday of the Church and, this year, the 20th anniversary of the Southern African regions Pastoral Plan, Community Serving Humanity, as Bishop...

Path to salvation

In his article “The long journey to meet other Christians”  (April 22-29), Evans Chama gives the meaning of this phrase of St Cyprian of Carthage as “those...

Catholic education today

Editorial by Michail Rassool Our special Catholic education issue has become an annual event in which Catholic schools showcase themselves, and articles survey the complexities which they...

The passing of Fr Jack O’Brien

The Southern Cross mourns the death of our long-standing columnist Fr Jack O’Brien OMI, who died at 89 on May 19, 2009, shortly after breaking a hip...

The light of Mariannhill

By Sydney Duval The celebrations about to begin at Mariannhill are a commemoration of extraordinary life and light  a good moment to reflect on signs of holiness...

Thanks for your prayers

Although I have been back at work about a month now, I haven’t managed to post anything until today. Being away on medical leave means that the...