April 2018

Our Way to a Century

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

Durban Catholic Receives Papal Medal

Durban Catholic Paddy Kearney was presented by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier with the papal Bene Merenti medal at a Mass in Emmanuel cathedral.

Good Preaching Needs Listening and Learning

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.

Mass Readings: 29 April – 6 May, 2018

Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, April 29, 5th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31, Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32, 1 John 3:18-24, John 15:1-8 Monday, April 30,...