Mass Readings: 9 October-16 October, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday October 9 2 Kings 5:14-17, Psalms...
October 2016
Angels are God’s Agents
Angels seem to be quite popular, though more in esoteric circles than Catholic circles these days, like the end times,...
Interview with the Editor: We are a forum for all Catholics
Günther Simmermacher has been with The Southern Cross newspaper since 1995 and became its editor in 2001. FR RUSSELL POLLITT SJ interviewed him...
‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘Story of God’ among Catholics in Media Award winners
The remake of Ben-Hur, the TV drama Ray Donovan and the Morgan Freeman-fronted documentary series The Story of God were...
Catholics Warn against New Rules on Religion in China
Catholic experts warned that new rules on religion in China could severely hamper the church’s work by curbing its foreign...
Italian Exorcist was Dedicated to Battling the Devil
Pauline Father Gabriele Amorth, an Italian priest renowned for his work in dispelling demons began his ministry as an exorcist for...
Pope Francis, MD: Using Medical Metaphors
Pope Francis has proven to be a master of metaphor and, as fall approached, he increasingly turns to the field...
God as a Woman?
I have heard it said that God could be a woman. I think, as a Catholic believing in Jesus, that...
Are Volunteers a Nightmare?
About 40 years ago I was waylaid in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, by an Irish Catholic priest who wanted to have a...
