The Catholic School
On page 9 of this week’s issue we feature a report of how Catholic schooling has had a positive influence […]
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Editorials Editorials 2012
Editorials Editorials 2012
Perseverance at school
The minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, had hardly congratulated the matriculation class of 2011 on a National Senior Certificate
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Editorials Editorials 2012
The Mystery of the Church
Like any other newspaper, The Southern Cross gives its readers information and comment about what’s going on in today’s world.
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Perspectives Shackleton
What happened to Limbo?
Ever since the 1940s I have been made to believe that unbaptised babies, who have not attained the power of
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Can Catholics vote for pro-abortion candidates?
Does the Church approve of the proposition that Catholics may, in certain circumstances, vote for pro-abortion politicians, provided they do
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Keeping the faith after scandals
Surely the Church, founded by Christ who is God, should not be showing evidence of clerical abuse of minors, cover-ups
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Books
Fiction and faith converge
THE ISLE OF MONTE CRISTO: Finding the Inner Treasure, by ST Georgiou. Novalis, San Francisco. 2010. 299pp. Reviewed by Michael
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Perspectives Shackleton
Why pre-marital sex is wrong
Young Catholics have little problem accepting that extra-marital sex is wrong because it is a violation of the permanent covenant
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Truth about lice
With the recent outbreak of head lice in the Western Cape, do we really have to continue with the unhealthy