Stop the Bullying
Psychologists may cite a range of reasons to explain why some people bully others, but Pope Francis has identified in blunt language the spiritual roots of the harassment of others.
Discover your Vocation? There’s an app for that
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has launched a cellphone app designed to help users deepen their faith and discover their vocations. The “God Calls” app was commissioned by the National Office for Vocation of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales as a “spiritual toolkit.”
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Early Church: Anti-Catholic Prejudice at the Cape
In his previous article on the history of the early Church in South Africa, MARTIN KEENAN showed that there was no ‘persecution’ of Catholics at the Cape, but this week he explains that there was anti-Catholic prejudice in the 1820s and ‘30s.
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Why the Church Must Learn to Listen
Fr Hugh Lagan SMA argues that the Church can do harm to the survivors of abuse even with good intentions. Above all, the Church—and all who are confronted with situations of abuse — must learn to listen better to the survivors of abuse.
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Mass readings
Mass Readings: 21 January – 28 January, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, January 21, 3rd Sunday of the Year Jonah 3:1-5, 10, Psalms 25:4-9,
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Cartoon of the Week: Easter’s Coming Early
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have
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Young Entrpreneur’s Business Took Off with Salesian Life Choices Course
A personal tragedy inspired a young Cape Town man to start his own business. When his path crossed with Salesian
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Bring Jesus to the World this Year!
What are we Catholics doing in response to the call for a New Evangelisation? The success of the many new anti-Catholic agents is due to their taking advantage of the tepidity and indifference of many of us Catholics who are not up to the level of their aggressive evangelising methods.
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