Make Carpenter’s Pasta for St Joseph’s Feast Day!
This month Grazia Barletta cooked: St Joseph’s Day Pasta This month’s dish, St Joseph’s Day Pasta, is also called ‘Sawdust Pasta” or “Carpenter’s Pasta”, and it’s a...
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by Grazia Barletta · Published May 1, 2023 · Last modified April 30, 2023
This month Grazia Barletta cooked: St Joseph’s Day Pasta This month’s dish, St Joseph’s Day Pasta, is also called ‘Sawdust Pasta” or “Carpenter’s Pasta”, and it’s a...
For the first time, co-patron saint of Ireland, St Brigid’s feast day will be a public holiday in that country. But who was St Brigid of Kildare?...
Due to serious problems at the South African Post Office, some subscribers are receiving their Southern Cross magazine very late or perhaps not at all. We are...
Abortion / Church / Church History / Editorials 2022 / History / Our New Magazine / Simmermacher
by Editor · Published January 28, 2022
Dear Reader, This month marks 25 years since abortion became legal in South Africa. Our readers, of course, need not be reminded of the Catholic Church’s teachings...
Our December Issue is here! This month we feature: • The Funny Side of the Church • A ‘Letter from Jesus’• ‘As Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’ story...
About us / Christian Living / Christmas / Church / Editorials 2021 / Our New Magazine
by Editor · Published November 22, 2021 · Last modified November 27, 2021
Dear Reader, Will your Christmas be different from last year’s Covid-restricted feast? I do hope mine will be. Usually, Christmas Eve is the one time of the...
Christian Living / Church / Editorials 2021 / Our New Magazine
by Editor · Published September 22, 2021
Dear Reader, It is just over a year ago that The Southern Cross published for the last time as a weekly newspaper. That final edition appeared, in...
About us / Editorials 2021 / Our New Magazine / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published August 3, 2021 · Last modified August 4, 2021
When we decided to place the gymnast Simone Biles on the cover of the August issue of The Southern Cross, we intended to highlight a young sporting...
Catholic trivia / Church / Church History / Liturgy / Our New Magazine
by Admin · Published July 5, 2021
How well do you know your Church? Test your knowledge in every issue of the Southern Cross magazine – 1.Whose Gospel opens with the words: “In the...
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by Letters Editor · Published June 7, 2021 · Last modified June 8, 2021
From Jack Swart, Oudtshoorn – I am writing to congratulate you on your wonderful magazine. I am a proud reader. It was sad not to have...
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