Year-end Review 2011
It was the year in which Pope Benedict presided over World Youth Day in Madrid, the beatification of Bl John Paul II, and the launch of the...
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 31, 2011 · Last modified December 5, 2014
It was the year in which Pope Benedict presided over World Youth Day in Madrid, the beatification of Bl John Paul II, and the launch of the...
From Rosemary Gravenor, Durban When talking to an eminently faithful Catholic recently, I discovered she subscribes to The Southern Cross but has no access to a computer....
The resolution of the climate change conference in Durban will have satisfied few who have at heart the welfare of the planet and its people. The governments...
by admin · Published December 25, 2011 · Last modified December 19, 2011
BY LEN POTHIER Think about this: our Lord condensed Christian living down to just two actions: love of God and love of neighbour, with the one flowing...
‘I take you, to love and to cherish, in sickness and in health, until death do us part…” This may sound familiar to you, or maybe not....
by Judith Turner · Published December 25, 2011 · Last modified December 19, 2011
Christmas time is family time. I think a lot of people will agree with this. Around this time you will always hear people say something like: “I...
From Frank Bompas, Johannesburg Damian Mcleish has written letters to The Southern Cross recently complaining about the “seamless garment” position taken by US bishops on Catholic moral...
by Claire Mathieson · Published December 21, 2011 · Last modified December 18, 2012
CLAIRE MATHIESON reflects on two Bethlehems: the birthplace of Our Lord in the West Bank and the rural town in South Africa.
Hope&Joy / Mathieson / Perspectives
by Claire Mathieson · Published December 21, 2011 · Last modified November 20, 2017
Whether you’re fearful of it, unsure of it or even bored with it addressing climate change means that we have to change practically everything. From the way...
For some people, the jingling of bells that announces the Christmas season does not signal a time to be jolly. Cape Town pharmacist GARY BLACK tells God,...
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