Blessed New Year!
The Southern Cross wishes all its readers and supporters a Blessed New Year. May all Christians renew their living hope in Christ Jesus as joyful disciples in...
December 2017
God and Temptation
The secular media and social networks became overexcited again this month about another comment by Pope Francis: this time the Holy Father supposedly proposed to change the Lord’s Prayer.
Pray With the Pope: January 2018
General Intention: That Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practise their faith in full freedom.
This Was 2017 – The Highlights and Lowlights of the Year
It was the Catholic year that was dominated by the centenary of the apparitions at Fatima. In Southern Africa the Church began its year-long jubilee for the 200th anniversary of its establishment here, marked the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, and challenged government and business on several issues. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks back at 2017.
Know Who You Are to be Happy
A key element of personal leadership development is know who you are, self-awareness, and knowing our purpose in life, writes Emmanuel Ngara.
India’s Great Shrine to Our Lady of Vailankanni
A major shrine of Marian devotion is dedicated to Our Lady of Vailankanni in Southern India which draws huge throngs, even of non-Christian pilgrims. WALTER MIDDLETON writes about the shrine and recalls a personal miracle.
Author of Priest-Sleuth Books was an Augustinian Monk
Even though British author William Brodrick gave up the monastic life in the Augustinian order, just before priestly ordination, to be a lawyer, another call also had been tugging at him. It was persistent, and it didn’t let go.
Faith and Migration – Dominicans Look Through the Lens of Faith
By Ernest Mwape OP – In a new book, the Dominicans articulate the issue of migration from a faith perspective, an angle few historians have so far explored.
This Week’s Issue: 27 December – 2 January, 2018
SA church stands with women This was Pope Francis’ 2017 Serving the forgotten at sea How ending hunger is simple maths Were Catholics persecuted in SA? THIS...
Cartoon of the Week – Dr Freud von Jung
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have decided to make them available online! Mr...
