Was Jesus’ death a type of ‘suicide’?
Was Jesus Christ killed? Can God be killed? Did Jesus Christ die? Can God die? Jesus chose the moment of his death. Would that be a type...
September 2016
Youth Exodus: What Can We Do?
Young Catholics who leave the Church in South Africa give much the same reasons young people the world over give for doing so. MATT HADRO found out...
Pray with the Pope: October 2016
You are what you read – General Intention: Pray that journalists, in carrying out their work, may always be motivated by respect for truth and a strong sense...
Sorry, there is no Reincarnation!
The Catholic Church does not teach reincarnation. Or does it? If not, please explain Matthew 17:10-13: “The disciples asked Jesus, ‘Then why do the scribes say that...
How are we Talking to Each Other? And What are We Talking About?
Sometimes Catholic communication seems like an oxymoron, like military intelligence or clean government. As the person responsible for communication for the bishops’ conference for seven years, I...
A Miracle: Anyone who Repents and wants God can be Saved
The Church is not just for people who are good, who think they’re good or pretend to be good, it is for everyone, especially the bad because...
A Church on Fire for God
From John Lee, Johannesburg -In the 1970s I read about charismatic renewal, for the first time, in The Southern Cross, and started attending meetings at Victory Park...
Where do our Souls go after Death?
The soul is defined as ‘a pure spirit, subject of thought, distinct from the body, that survives bodily death’ (Dictionary of the Bible, by JL McKenzie SJ)....
What? Catholics on the Trump Campaign
The campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced that it has formed a group of Catholic leaders to advise him “on those issues and policies important...
The Southern Cross’ 1000th issue, Christmas 1939
In celebration of The Southern Cross‘ 5000th issue, we are looking back at our Catholic newspaper, first printed in 1920. The 1000th issue of The Southern Cross...
