Mass Readings: 28 October – 4 November, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, October 28, 30th Sunday of the Year Jeremiah 31:7-9, Psalm 126, Hebrews...
October 2018
Cartoon of the Week: Seek Ye
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
Pope Calls for Stronger Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage
Every heart longs for unconditional love and fidelity, Pope Francis said. “Christ reveals authentic love,” the pope said during his...
Church Welcomes All, Calls All to Conversion
No one is excluded from the love of God or from being welcomed into the Catholic Church, but God’s love...
Christians are Meant to Serve, Not be Served
Jesus shows Christians the rule they must live by: that they are there to serve, not be served, Pope Francis...
A Brief History of Religious Orders in South Africa
Religious orders and congregations did not just help build the local Church but also the country. Fr Anthony Egan SJ...
Asia Bibi’s Fate After 8 Years
Catholic Asia Bibi has been held in solitary confinement in Pakistan since November 2010, when she was sentenced to hang...
Tribute to Catholic Filipino fishermen in SA
At least 80% of families in Kalk Bay, Cape Town, are believed to have traces of Filipino blood, and thus...
Pope Francis Left to Handle Crisis
Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg – The Church is in crisis. Can we remember when the last pope was called upon to...
