A Crisis of the Heart and a Crisis of the Soul
Blaming huge numbers of violent killings, assaults, sex crimes and drug overdoses on undocumented immigrants, President Donald Trump in his...
January 2019
Cartoon of the Week: The Cappa Train
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
This Week’s Issue: 9 January – 15 January, 2019
» How parish got men back to church » Recalling World Youth Days in the 2000s » Iraq priest is...
Where is Church Effort for Nun Held by Jihadists?
Fr Sean Collins CSsR, Howick, KZN – In this new year, I would like to draw attention to the plight of...
Mass Readings: 13 January – 20 January, 2019
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekday Cycle 1 Sunday, January 13, Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11, Psalm 104:1-4, 24-25,...
Is Culture Evil?
By Stephen Syambi – It is sometimes suggested that culture is “evil”. Culture includes the concepts, habits, skills, art, institutions, instruments...
Pope: Christian Faith is Concrete, not Fantasy
The saints were Christians who were “crazy for concreteness,” knowing that faith is not an idea, but a relationship with...
Take Care Judging!
Adrian Kettle, Cape Town – Hoist with my own petard! Shock/Horror! Judge, Jury and Executioner! At Mass, a parishioner near...
Marfam Goes Digital
Like many other NGOs and Church movements, the family ministry Marfam is experiencing financial difficulties, and is trying to address...
