Help pregnant young women
By Lucy Rubin, Pretoria Damien Mcleish, in his September 18 letter about the evil of abortion, mentions Mother Teresa’s words...
October 2013
We must be careful in how we protest
A modest stage play performed at a Johannesburg theatre this month attracted the protests of some local Catholics who believed...
Do we miss the point of fasting?
So whats the big deal about fasting? It might sound irreverent to put it like that, but many people nowadays...
All work must be for God
If work is to help people fulfil themselves and live with dignity, then recourse to God in the manner of...
Mass readings October 6-13, 2013
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, October 6, 27th Sunday Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4, Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9, 2...
Respect life – every life
Respect life! Every October the Catholic Church in the US issues this clarion call. But what exactly does it mean...
The Southern Cross Time Capsule – 10 October 2001/12 October 1933
October 2001 and October 1933 Bishop gives gay adoptions thumbs-down 1987 This months High Court ruling that same-sex couples...
Church welcomes sinners, shows them path to holiness, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – If the church excluded sinners, it would pretty much be...
Care for the sick and abandoned
From Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, Pretoria It is two and a half years since, on the basis of my experience...
