Street Saints and Brave Martyrs: Pope declares Seven New Saints
Pope Francis created seven new saints yesterday October 16. Here are brief biographies of the six men and one woman...
October 2016
Healing our Universities
South Africa is faced with myriad protests, often accompanied by violence. From service delivery protests to the students’ uprising, often...
It’s not ‘my’ Jesus against ‘your’ Jesus
Joe Tosini believes that on the last day Jesus will judge people on whether they fed the hungry, clothed the...
Calling Passenger Holy Spirit!
The Jesuit storyteller Fr Anthony de Mello once told the tale of an old Chinese farmer who experiences a series...
St Teresa of Avila Feast Day
Visit St Teresa with The Southern Cross and Archbishop Stephen Brislin in her birthplace of Avila and her tomb in...
Chosen and Dreamed Of By God
Christians are not only chosen by God individually but are also unconditionally loved and forgiven by him, no matter how...
Porn Crisis: What the Church Can Do
With the advent of smartphones, access to pornography has increased dramatically. MARY REZAC finds out how the Church can respond to a...
Mass Readings: 16 October – 23 October
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday October 16 Exodus 17:8-13, Psalms 121:1-8,...
