Countdown Of The Southern Cross’ 40 Marian Shrines – #35 – #31
The Southern Cross’ Top 40 Marian Shrines, compiled and written by editor Günther Simmermacher, features mainly sites that have their...
Gunther Simmermacher
Countdown Of The Southern Cross’ 40 Marian Shrines – #40 – #36
The Southern Cross’ Top 40 Marian Shrines, compiled and written by editor Günther Simmermacher, features mainly sites that have their...
The Catholic Heart of Panama City
In January, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER visited Panama City to report on World Youth Day. Here he shares some impressions of the...
The Science of Being Happy
People with religion tend to be happier than those with who have none, a recent international study found, confirming previous...
Why Defending Pell is a Problem
On Wednesday, Cardinal George Pell was taken into custody after having had his bail revoked pending sentencing for his conviction...
Meet Denzel Swarts – SA’s only World Youth Day Volunteer
By Günther Simmermacher – Among the 2245 foreign volunteers at World Youth Day was one South African — and he had...
WYD Was a Camino in Every Way
Having travelled to Panama City for World Youth Day, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER shares his impressions of the event and the people who made it happen. See the video below for a set of his pictures, supplemented by more from Catholic News Service.
Racist dogs and reconciliation in SA
HELP! MY GRANNY’S DOG IS A RACIST!: Is Reconciliation and Social Cohesion Finally Dead?, by Fr Patrick Noonan. Write-on Publishing....
World Youth Days in Italy, Canada and Germany
World Youth Day will be held in Panama City this month. In the third part of his series on past...
