Heaven is not an eternally dull existence but rather the completion of a journey toward a promised encounter with the Lord, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Heaven is an Encounter with Jesus, not a Boring Waiting Room Read Post »
A disaster in a building of clothing factories in Bangladesh five years ago changed fashion forever, with many now insisting on ethical production and consumption, as South African fashion writer CLOUDS DRUMMOND explains.
Is Your T-Shirt Worth a Human Life? Read Post »
The annual Little Eden Society Fête will take place on Saturday, May 5, at the Domitilla & Danny Hyams Home
Catholics, Support the Little Eden Fete in May Read Post »
The late Fr Ted Rogers deserves credit for having taken a bold step to acknowledge the missionaries who were killed during the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean war of independence.
Book on missionaries killed in Zim war tells untold story Read Post »
For almost half of the 200-year existence of the Catholic Church in South Africa, this newspaper has edified, educated and entertained many generations of the faithful.
In two years’ time, in October 2020, we will celebrate the 100th birthday of The Southern Cross, being able to reflect on a century of spreading the Good News
Our Way to a Century Read Post »
The current “culture of the temporary” makes it more difficult than ever for young people to make lifelong commitments to
Pope Encourages Seminarians: Overcome Fear, Form Good Friendships Read Post »
Durban Catholic Paddy Kearney was presented by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier with the papal Bene Merenti medal at a Mass in Emmanuel cathedral.
Durban Catholic Receives Papal Medal Read Post »
Homilies must be relevant to those who hear them, and there are ways to achieve that, as KELVIN BANDA OP explains. Religious orders or congregations tend not to train their members on how to give a good homily. It is the people whom we serve who aid us in preparing and giving our best homilies.
Good Preaching Needs Listening and Learning Read Post »
Ordaining 16 men to the priesthood, Pope Francis urged them to be merciful with the people who approach them, especially in the confessional.
Ordaining New Priests, Pope Asks them to be Merciful Read Post »
