‘Cooking Priest’ Shares Recipe to Help Teens Get to Heaven
By John Shaughnessy – Known as “the cooking priest,” Father Leo Patalinghug has a reputation for creating meals that have...
November 2019
Advent Matters!
By Deacon Greg Kandra – Christmas is still weeks away, and already we’re exhausted. We’ve heard too much Mariah, endured too...
Cartoon of the Week: No Time for Advent?
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
Pope Prays For Albania After Earthquake Leaves Dozens Dead
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis led prayers for the people of Albania after the country was struck by a...
First Sunday of Advent Reflection
A time to breathe, a time to put aside our grievance, a time to let go, and a time to...
This Week’s Issue: 27 November – 3 December, 2019
» Catholic view of sex-ed in schools » Bishop Sipuka: What we need to fix SA » New bishop on...
Mass Readings: 1 December – 8 December, 2019
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 2 Sunday December 1, 1st Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122:1-9,...
Belgian Salesians Defend Decision To Send Convicted Paedophile To Africa
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Belgium’s Salesian order defended its decision to send a priest convicted of child abuse to work...
Pope Francis Condemns Nuclear Weapons: So Why the Silence?
Two years ago, speaking before a Vatican sponsored international symposium titled “Prospects for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and...
