18th Sunday of the Year Reflection
In today’s gospel story, we are given a great example of such incomprehension. The crowds that have gathered around...
2018
St Maria Goretti Parish Celebrates its Feast Day!
St Maria Goretti parish in Worcester, Western Cape, celebrated its feast day and the 8th anniversary of ordination to the...
Fresh Abuse Scandal – Renewed Betrayal
As further revelations emerge in the case of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sexual abuse, not only of a minor but allegedly of numerous young seminarians and even priests subordinate to him, the church in the United States once again has been shaken to the core.
10 Years for St Kizito Children’s Group!
The St Kizito children’s group at St Mary Magdalene parish in Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, celebrated its tenth year....
Pope: Idolatry of Wealth and Beauty Demands a Costly Sacrifice
Idolatry is a human inclination that spares neither believers nor atheists and deprives people of life and love in exchange...
Mass Readings: 5 August – 12 August, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, August 5, 18th Sunday of the Year Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15, Psalm 78:3-4,...
This Week’s Issue: 1 August – 7 August, 2018
» How to understand the Transfiguration? » Bishops slam taxi murders » Why new Turin Shroud ‘study’ is nonsense »...
Cartoon of the Week: Donkey Woes
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
English Monks Brew Ale to Support Abbey
The monks at Mount St Bernard abbey in the English Midlands decided to brew beer to bring in revenue when they realised they could no longer generate sufficient income from a herd of 200 dairy cattle.
