This Week’s Issue: 1 November – 7 November, 2017
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Church
Cartoon of the Week
Cartoon of the Week – T’xting Shortcuts
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!
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God Pope Francis
God Created Human Beings to Love Him and Each Other
God’s “dream” for human beings is that they would know they are loved by him, that they would love him in return and that they would love one another, Pope Francis said.
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Mass readings
Mass Readings: 5 November – 12 November, 2017
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, November 5, All Saints Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14, Psalms 24:1-6, 1
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Christian Living Death
Catholic Funerals: Some Practical Advice
Catholic funeral liturgies are a beautiful expression of our beliefs as the faithful pass into the arms of God. Erin Carelse offers practical steps that can make the death of a loved one less overwhelming.
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Christian Mission Church
Penniless Missionaries: Our Experiences
In August priests, seminarians, lay brothers and sisters of the Neocatechumenal Way became missionaries. They went mostly two-by-two all around South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho for a week announcing the Good News. They had with them only the Bible, breviary, crucifix, rosary and return ticket. No money, no cellphones.
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Church Religious Life
Carmelite Vicar-Provincial Visits South Africa
Fr Pius James D’Souza, a vicar-provincial of the Carmelite order in India, on his first trip to South Africa visited
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Religious Life
New Head for Congregation of Precious Blood Sisters
The Congregation of Precious Blood Sisters has a new leader…Zimbabwean Sr Monica Mary Ncube
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Bishops Church
Evita Wears Hurley, Skattie
Legendary comedy character Evita Bezuidenhout has taken to wearing an image of the late Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban. The
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