Southern Cross history – Part 1: Founding a Catholic newspaper
by Günther Simmermacher The seeds for a new Catholic newspaper were planted over breakfast after a Mass for the Association...
2014
How Pope Francis has inspired us
Pope Francis has inspired millions around the world. CLAIRE MATHIESON talked to South Africans about how they have been inspired...
A Lenten message from Pope Francis
As Lent draws near, I would like to offer some helpful thoughts on our path of conversion as individuals and...
The Church and money
A year ago the cardinals in conclave sent the freshly elected pope into his new mission with a mandate to...
Lenten thoughts through the bible
And so onto our 40-day Lenten season. The process of transformation begins as soon as we will it to begin....
Canonising Catholics
When Nelson Mandela died, the media proclaimed the diplomatic skills and heart of this great man. The impression given to...
A lesson from visiting a Muslim home
Several days ago, I drove into the Bo Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town to pick up a foreign exchange student...
How I didn’t become a Jesuit
I am a long way away from home and cannot get hold of a copy of the Bible, and so...
