A fresh look at a valuable gift
Catholic social teaching is the Church’s best kept secret. But because it directly addresses the world’s most pressing social justice and peace issues, Catholic social teaching instead needs...
June 2014
The Joyful Vocation of a Catholic Teacher
Most teachers in Catholic schools are not Catholic. Similarly, most of the students are not Catholic. But that doesn’t mean that Catholic education doesn’t have a massive...
Soweto school Goes Green
An Orlando West school in Soweto is about to see an ambitious multi-million rand project transformed into a green school and parish house to renovate the existing...
Why we must suffer the little children
BY ANTHONY GATHAMBIRI One day, in a certain outstation where I come from, a visiting priest was giving a homily. He was preaching about love and everyone...
Catholic schools can lead the way for SA
While many are aware of the enormous contribution Catholic schools have made to South Africa’s intellectual and social capital, there is growing uncertainty about their role today....
Lead in the marathon, not the sprint
There are some phrases in the English language which we use as throwaway lines and forget how incisive they are. I often say to people who seem to...
Think big! An open letter to our youth
This month’s mustard seed is addressed to South Africa’s youth. I invite all the readers of The Southern Cross to pass on this letter to all the...
Seeing Jesus in each Child’s Smile
Alison Dunn has been leading Catholic schools in Cape Town for the past 23 years. She shares her thoughts on leadership and the value of Catholic education.
The great value of Catholic education
Every Catholic child should receive a Catholic education and Catholics should fight to keep Catholic schools Catholic, the argument goes. CLAIRE MATHIESON speaks to a school chaplain...
Mass Readings – June 22-29, 2014
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, June 22, Corpus Christi Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16, Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, John 6:51-58 Monday, June...
