The Western view of Christmas is becoming increasingly uniquitous, partly thanks to American TV and movies. However, most countries have […]
How Do They Celebrate Christmas around the World? Read Post »
This year the last surviving soldier of World War I died in Australia. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the first Christmas
The Christmas Truce in World War I Read Post »
The feast of the Nativity wasn’t always Christmas trees and jingle bells, and Jesus probably was not born on December
A Brief History of Christmas Read Post »
Test your Christmas knowledge! Answers below 1. Who predicted the birth of the messiah? a) Ezekiel b) Isaiah c) Joshua
Christmas Trivia Quiz! Read Post »
This is the time of the year when many Christians get annoyed at the use of “Xmas” instead of Christmas,
Happy Xmas? What’s in an X Read Post »
A new TV series has at its centre a young American pope. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER took a look at The Young
Here’s a Pope You Wouldn’t Want Read Post »
ST FRANCIS UNCENSORED, by Patrick Noonan OFM. Choice Publishing, Ireland. 2016. 197pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher Seconds after Cardinal Jorge
Finding St Francis in SA today Read Post »
SANCTIFYING THE SPIRIT, by Julia Beacroft. Sancio Books, UK. 2016. 390pp Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher Regular readers of The Southern
How God’s Spirit is with us all the time Read Post »
Among the riches of our faith is the great diversity of our churches. Here Southern Cross editor GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER picks
A Pick of Top 10 Churches Read Post »
