Pope Francis’ first year – how he has inspired us
Pope Francis has inspired millions around the world. CLAIRE MATHIESON talked to South Africans about how they have been inspired...
March 2014
Why the pope is no marxist
‘So what of it if your pope is called a ‘Marxist’? It might be inaccurate, but both seem to rightly...
Has anyone told you?
BY BISHOP HUGH SLATTERY MSC The book of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, God, Love, Life and Sex, has...
Southern Cross history – Part 4: The 1940s
Before becoming a bishop, Fr McCann had been The Southern Cross editor, from 1941-48. He would return for a second...
Southern Cross history – Part 3: The 1930s
By 1933, the Great Depression also affected The Southern Cross. In a gesture of concern for the staff, it was...
Mass Readings- March 9-16, 2014
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, March 9, First Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7, Psalm 51:3-6,...
Reflecting on Lent and 20 years of democracy
As Christians preparing for Easter, the Lenten season offers us a time to reflect on our own faith — our...
Southern Cross history – Part 2: The 1920s
by Gunther Simmermacher After months of promotion, especially by Durban’s Fr ODonnell OMI who tirelessly toured the country to create...
Movie Reviews- The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster By Joseph McAleer, Catholic News Service Romance and kung fu fighting may seem like incompatible film ingredients. But in...
