In defence of the bishops’ book
From Tony de Freitas, Durban I refer to the several letters to the editor criticising the book God, Love, Life...
2013
Parish under siege by criminals
BY SAMUEL FRANCIS IMC People used to go to church to find peace, to seek consolation, hope, strength and direction....
The missionary parish
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON On Mission Sunday we recall that Vatican II said the Church is missionary by her...
Be the leader God wants you to be
The next series of articles in this column will be dedicated to the lessons we learn from the psalms about...
Our Lady and the bible
BY FR RALPH DE HAHN There still prevails both in Catholic and non-Catholic circles a basic ignorance of Mary’s distinctive...
Mass readings October 13-20, 2013
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, October 13, 28th Sunday 2 Kings 5:14-17, Psalm 98:1-4, 2 Timothy...
Faith, harmony, universality make church ‘catholic,’ pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Professing that the church is “catholic” means accepting its teachings, accepting...
The Southern Cross Time Capsule – October 14, 1996 and October 13,1949
14 October 1996/13 October 1949 Women pledge support across the Atlantic – 1996 African and African-American women who met...
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...
