‘Spiritual but not Religious’: What Does it Mean?
US-based Research into the growing phenomenon of secularism provides interesting answers – people don’t identify solely as flat-out atheists
2017
Pope: Stop taking Smartphone Snapshots during Mass
The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said
God Is Faithful: He Doesn’t Take Back his Promise of Salvation
As each person follows God’s call, “there will be sins, there will be disobedience, but before this disobedience, there is always mercy,” because God is always faithful and never rescinds his gifts, his call and his promise of salvation, the pope said in his homily
Following in the Footsteps: The Denis Hurley Pilgrimage
I was involved in a profound experience like this a few months ago when we organised two consecutive Saturdays of driving around KwaZulu-Natal in the footsteps of Archbishop Denis Hurley, the long-time head of Durban archdiocese who died in 2004 after whom the centre I work for was named.
This Week’s Issue: 8 November – 14 November, 2017
» Politicians Should Not ‘Hijack’ Church Services » Franciscans’ 800 Years in the Holy Land » Vatican-Lutheran Study on Sharing...
Mass Readings: 12 November – 19 November, 2017
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, November 12, 32nd Sunday of the Year Wisdom 6:12-16, Psalms...
Cartoon of the Week – What’s the Diff?
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have...
Human Authority Comes From Good Example, Not Title
Authority comes from a good example, not having the best title, pope says. We disciples of Jesus should not seek titles of honour, authority or supremacy,
