The Chosen: Gospel Binge
Günther Simmermacher watched Season 2 of the Gospel-based series The Chosen — and liked it. If all of the things...
Gunther Simmermacher
What is the Difference between Church, Abbey, Chapel, Cathedral and Basilica?
Question: We all know what a church is, but what is the difference between a church and a cathedral, basilica,...
What is a Catholic Patriarch?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: The caption to your colourised photo of Pope St John XXIII’s funeral in your “History...
The Baroness Who Chose Poverty
One of the great modern Catholic prophets was a Russian baroness born 125 years ago in a train. Catherine De...
Why does the Church deny St Christopher?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: When I was a child, my parents always prayed to St Christopher when we went...
A History of Boy’s Town: Where there are no bad boys or girls
This article was published in the July issue of The Southern Cross magazine – A hundred years ago, a US...
The Greatest Tokyo Olympics Champion
When we decided to place the gymnast Simone Biles on the cover of the August issue of The Southern Cross,...
The Appeal of Blessed Benedict Daswa
Interview with Daswa cause promoter Sr Tshifhiwa Munzhedzi OP Sister Tshifhiwa Munzhedzi serves as the promoter for the cause for...
Obituary for Bishop Hubert Bucher
In 1958, three friends, all young diocesan priest from the German diocese of Regensburg, came to South Africa to serve...
