Gunther Simmermacher
More biographies of Christmas carols
GUNTHER SIMMERMACHERÂ explores the history of some more popular Christmas hymns and songs. O Little Town Of Bethlehem In 1865, the...
A pilgrimage to Robben Island
Archbishop Denis Hurley would have approved of a pilgrimage to Robben Island in his honour taking on a profoundly ecumenical...
Archbishop Hurley and The Southern Cross
This is the full text of the address by Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher at the launch of Paddy Kearney’s...
Telesales and a point of principles
Saturday morning, and my cellphone rings. On the other side is an amicable fellow, effusively informing me of the privilege...
Hurley bio: A full life of love
GUARDIAN OF THE LIGHT: Denis Hurley Renewing the Church, Opposing Apartheid, by Paddy Kearney. KwaZulu-Natal University Press, Scottsville. 2009. 382pp....
Understanding the media
THE CHURCH AND THE MEDIA, by Chris Chatteris. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2009. 111pp. Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher
Jesus would have grabbed the headlines
THE MOUNTAIN GRAPEVINE: A Reconstruction of Events Surrounding the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, by May-Muriel d’Oliveira....
A most handy directory
THE CATHOLIC DIRECTORY 2009-2010. Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Pretoria. 2009. 606pp. R150 Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher
