June 2009

We can change the world

By Bishop Kevin Dowling We need nothing less than the transformation of our world, our global community. It will demand the interface between deeply held and lived...

Why leave the Catholic Church?

Three letters in The Southern Cross of June 3-9 caught my eye: PR Margeot on the Tridentine Mass; Sibusiso Mhlongo’s observation of Catholics defecting to pentecostal movements,...

The Year of the Priest

When Pope Benedict declared the Year of Priest, which began on June 19, he did the Church a great service. A season of celebration and serious reflection...

Hear God’s answers

By Catherine De Valence This morning I woke up with a lot of questions, questions which only God could answer. Who? Why? When? Where? These are always...