Analysing the Cross
From Dominic Sam, Port Elizabeth- I wish to add to the excellent article by Fr Ralph de Hahn, “The Cross […]
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Jesus Your Letters
Church Teaching Ethics & Human Dignity
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.
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Pope Francis Sin in our Lives
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
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Church
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
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Ecumenical dialogue Sacraments Your Letters
Is Intercommunion Truly Honest?
From Fr Francis Dufour SDB, Johannesburg – The intercommunion debate never seems to reach closure. In my own family, with a
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Church History
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
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Raymond Perrier
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,
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Editorials 2016
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
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About us History of The Southern Cross
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
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