March 2017 – Page 5 – The Southern Cross

Don’t Like Quiet? Get Over it for Lent

By asiel / March 22, 2017

Prayer, one of the three pillars of Lenten discipline, along with fasting and almsgiving, seems to get the biggest boost […]

By Caleb SC / March 21, 2017

What does the Church mean by chastity and celibacy? Do priests make a vow of celibacy? Does priestly celibacy lead

Last month Günther Simmermacher made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the first of a series of articles,

By Letters Editor / March 21, 2017

Brian Pretorius, Cape Town – Lots of the points raised in all the correspondence concerning parish fundraising and sustainability (February

By Caleb SC / March 20, 2017

God, by his power, is able to lead you to faith, repentance, and freedom. “Gently instruct those who oppose the

By Judith Turner / March 20, 2017

This month South Africans celebrate the most precious rights we possess and the rights for which the struggle for our

By asiel / March 19, 2017

Access to clean drinking water is a basic human right and a key component in protecting human life, Pope Francis

By Editor / March 19, 2017

Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – This week we look at the call of Christians to put to death the

By asiel / March 19, 2017

For several years I gave up chocolate for Lent. The idea of going without chocolate for 40 days seemed like