There are More than Three Parties
Bernard Moat, St Helena Bay, Western Cape – I commend The Southern Cross for supporting the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) and Justice & Peace in their...
January 2019
Women Deacons: About Ministry, Not Power’
Ordaining women to the permanent diaconate now, when the Church is “crying for ministry”, is a logical way to fulfill its obligation to bring the Gospel to...
Students Pack 25 000 Meals for Rise Against Hunger
Senior school students at CBC St John’s Parklands in Cape Town helped pack 25 000 meals for Rise Against Hunger at Table Bay Mall. Three students and...
Parishioner Saved Tabernacle from Burning Church
A quick-thinking and brave parishioner rushed into a burning church to retrieve the tabernacle before the flames could reach it. This was one of the small comforts...
Bishops urge faithful to pray through Bl Daswa
The feast of Bl Daswa has been approved by Rome for February 1, and may be celebrated in all dioceses and parishes as a memorial in the...
Resource not Risk: Pope Reflects on Using Social Media for Good
Social media are anti-social, anti-human and anti-Christian when they are used to increase differences, fuel suspicion, spread lies and vent prejudice, Pope Francis said in his message...
Abortion Rates Point to a Crisis in Society
Earlier this month a young man who should never have been born died aged 21. In July 1997, the young man, known only as Tim — or...
Open-Air Mass at St John Bosco, Robertsham!
St John Bosco church in Robertsham, Johannesburg, held an open-air Mass, with newly appointed parish priest Fr Pawel Michalowski officiating. Fr Michalowski was assisted by Deacon Victor...
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
In Jesus the Christ we have the full revelation of God, God’s plan, God’s will and the nature and blueprint of all reality. God’s Word is...
Why Playing is Important in Learning
The freedom and creativity of playing can equip children for lifelong learning, as MARK POTTERTON explains. A quick Internet search will reveal that play allows children to...
