The Pope’s Christmas
While most of us enjoy free time over Christmas, the pope will be hard at work to meet a tight schedule. Here’s how the pope traditionally spends...
Advent / Christmas / Pope Francis
by Admin · Published December 23, 2024 · Last modified December 16, 2024
While most of us enjoy free time over Christmas, the pope will be hard at work to meet a tight schedule. Here’s how the pope traditionally spends...
Advent / Christmas / Church / History in Colour
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 23, 2024 · Last modified December 17, 2024
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross Children in New York City go window-shopping as Christmas approaches in 1910. The practice of gift-giving...
Advent / Christmas / Cooking with the Saints / Grazia Barletta
by Grazia Barletta · Published December 21, 2024 · Last modified December 17, 2024
The Christmas tree is said to have pagan origins, but for us Christians, it is a symbol of Christ: being triangular in shape, it represents the trinity,...
Advent / Church / Emmanuel Suntheni OSB / Mass
by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB · Published December 20, 2024 · Last modified December 19, 2024
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year C Sermon and Christian Act In The Word Theme: The Lord’s imminent arrival! Bearers of Good News!...
Advent / Christmas / Church / Question & Answer / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 17, 2024 · Last modified December 16, 2024
Question: According to my priest, December 25 is not the birthday of Our Lord Jesus, and the Church simply turned pagan festivals into Christmas? Can you explain?...
Advent / Christmas / Church / Raymond Perrier
by Dr Raymond Perrier · Published December 10, 2024 · Last modified December 9, 2024
Every year in the weeks before Christmas, a vicar in London would set off and visit the pubs in his parish. That was not an extended Yuletide...
Advent / Christmas / Church / Editorials 2024 / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 5, 2024
Dear Reader, Every year, many Christians sound the alarm that the feast of the Nativity has been hijacked by commercial interests. Obviously business has a big stake...
This year Advent runs from December 1 – December 24 – a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord.
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekday Cycle Year I Sunday December 8, 2nd Sunday of Advent Bar 5: 1-9/ Ps 126: 1-2. 2-3. 4-5. 6 (3)/ Phil...
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