Analysing the Cross
From Dominic Sam, Port Elizabeth- I wish to add to the excellent article by Fr Ralph de Hahn, “The Cross...
2016
Beware of Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope
A Dutch cardinal has warned about the “slippery slope” of euthanasia, which has been legal in the Netherlands since 2002....
The Three Roots of All Evil
The root of all evil lies in greed, pride and vanity, Pope Francis said in a morning homily. Vanity, in...
Vatican Revises Rules for Miracles
In an effort to ensure transparency as well as historical and scientific accuracy, Pope Francis has approved revised norms for...
Is Intercommunion Truly Honest?
From Fr Francis Dufour SDB, Johannesburg – The intercommunion debate never seems to reach closure. In my own family, with a...
The Bishop’s Heavy Cross
Sometimes I smile when I see pictures of our bishops wearing the emblematic cross on a chain prominent on their...
Talking or Acting? How Do We Spend Most of our Time?
We need to get our own house in order. Do we as Church people — dioceses, parishes, sodalities, religious communities,...
Catholic: A Time to Stand Up
When in 2012 the satellite TV service DStv ruled out the inclusion of Catholic broadcaster EWTN on its South African...
A Note from the Chair: We are Looking Ahead
Issue #5000 is a good time to recall the proud history of The Southern Cross, but it is also a...
