Two saintly popes
If the College of Saints could meet in a consistory, as the world’s cardinals periodically do, then surely they would be delighted to welcome among their numbers...
April 2014
John Paul II gave the world a moral compass
Pope John Paul II was seen by many observers as tremendously influential. JOHN?THAVIS examines the pope’s efforts to make the world a better place. Pope John Paul...
How Karol Wojtyla found his vocation
Over the last several years of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II revealed an aspect of his personal life that he did not want history to overlook.In...
June 1963 – Death of John XXIII
June 5, 1963 – The Southern Cross announces the death of Pope John XXIII
At Easter, let go of grudges
BY ANTHONY GATHAMBIRI IMC When is Easter not yet Easter? I suggest it is when we fail to forgive; when we celebrate Easter loaded with the baggage...
The paschal mystery lives in the family
I love stories and pictures to illustrate concepts and reflections, as anyone who regularly reads Marfam publications or listens to my programme on Radio Veritas will know.
1958 – Pope John XXIII begins his ministry
November 5, 1958 – The Southern Cross reports on the beginning of John XXIII’s ministry as pope
Mass Readings April 20-27, 2014
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, April 20, Easter Sunday Acts 10:34, 37-43, Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23, Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, John...
John Paul II: A brief biography
Blessed John Paul II, who will be canonised on April 27, was one of the most forceful moral leaders of the modern age.He brought a philosopher’s intellect,...
Movie Review – Son of God
Son of God Reviewed by John Mulderig As the first wide-release film in nearly 50 years to focus on the life of Jesus as a whole, Son...
