The Christmas Truce in World War I
This year the last surviving soldier of World War I died in Australia. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the first Christmas...
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A Brief History of Christmas
The feast of the Nativity wasn’t always Christmas trees and jingle bells, and Jesus probably was not born on December...
Christmas Trivia Quiz!
Test your Christmas knowledge! Answers below 1. Who predicted the birth of the messiah? a) Ezekiel b) Isaiah c) Joshua...
Happy Xmas? What’s in an X
This is the time of the year when many Christians get annoyed at the use of “Xmas” instead of Christmas,...
Here’s a Pope You Wouldn’t Want
A new TV series has at its centre a young American pope. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER took a look at The Young...
Finding St Francis in SA today
ST FRANCIS UNCENSORED, by Patrick Noonan OFM. Choice Publishing, Ireland. 2016. 197pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher Seconds after Cardinal Jorge...
How God’s Spirit is with us all the time
SANCTIFYING THE SPIRIT, by Julia Beacroft. Sancio Books, UK. 2016. 390pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher Regular readers of The Southern...
A Pick of Top 10 Churches
Among the riches of our faith is the great diversity of our churches. Here Southern Cross editor GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER picks...
With God on the Football Pitch
At the press conference after he had led Portugal to the European Championship in France this month, coach Fernando Santos...
