When the ‘Holy Bird’ came at Pentecost
The Holy Spirit is traditionally represented by the dove, the “holy bird”. FRANCIS AMPONSAH OP reflects on the meaning of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon...
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Marist Brothers Celebrate their Name!
Marist Brothers Linmeyer celebrated the School’s Name Day – Marian College, with an online mass and various fun activities and picnics according to the different grades. The...
Mary Magdalene – From 7 Demons to Disciple
We find Mary Magdalene’s story in all four gospels, where she’s mentioned by name 14 times Luke 8:1-2 – “After this, Jesus travelled about from one town and...
Southern Cross Reader Sees Great-Grandfather’s Name in First Issue
Moira Hansen was paging through the first issue of our new magazine when a name caught her eye…Charles Rudden. The article “From our Vaults: 100 Years Ago”...
Sr Andrea van Hal OP, Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Andrea van Hal died on July 16 at Emmaus convent, East London. She was 92. The Sisters had been notified after supper that Sr Andrea’s...
From Our Vaults: 22 Years Ago: August 2, 1998
Catholic Church in KZN killing fields Following political assassinations in the Richmond area in KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlands that have claimed 30 lives, many rural people go to town...
8 Verses to Remind You That You Belong to Jesus
Feeling out of place? Adrift in the World? Are you in a season of loneliness or loss? You belong to Jesus, first and foremost. His word is...
Sr Fortunata Makwaba Makes Her First Vows
Due to Covid-19, it was an empty church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Thokoza, Johannesburg archdiocese, when Sr Fortunata Makwaba made her first vows as...
Bishop Patrick Mvemve dies at 79 – Rest in Peace
Bishop Zithulele Patrick Mvemve, former head of Klerksdorp diocese and auxiliary in Johannesburg, died on July 6 at the age of 78 — days after the death...
