Pope on Christmas: Listen to the cries of the newborn Prince of Peace
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – With the birth of Jesus, God became flesh to share the joys and sorrows, hopes...
December 2022
The Story of ‘While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’
One might say that the much-loved “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks” was the first Anglican Christmas carol: before its appearance...
The Baby and the Blanket – A Christmas Story by Fr Ralph de Hahn
Fr Ralph de Hahn wrote Christmas stories in The Southern Cross 69 years ago. Then a 25-year-old seminarian, he published...
Mass Readings: 1 January – 8 January, 2023
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 1 Sunday January 1, Mary, Mother of God Nm 6:22-27/ Ps 67:2-3....
Christmas Message From Bishop Sithembele Sipuka
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka – Last year’s Christmas was described by one article as “not so jolly” because while there was...
Who Were the Magi?
By Michael Shackleton – Question: All we read in the Gospel is that some wise men came to Jerusalem from...
The Big Christmas Quiz
1 When is the earliest possible date for the first Sunday of Advent? a) November 25 b) November 27 c) December...
The King of Glory is Born: Nativity of the Lord
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – The Nativity of The Lord Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme: “The...
Fr Wellington Ncedo Siwundla Appointed Rector of St John Vianney Seminary
By SACBC – The Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation announced that Fr Wellington Ncedo Siwundla, the Liturgy Father...
