How to Make the Most of Advent in South Africa
Advent in summer is not always conducive to preparing for the coming of the Lord at Christmas, but Sarah-Leah Pimentel...
Advent
Mass Readings: 7 December – 14 December, 2025
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday December 7, 2nd Sunday of Advent Is 11: 1-10/ Ps...
Advent Prayer
Let us prepare for the coming of Christ. Advent runs from 30 November – 24 December this year.
The Pope’s Christmas
While most of us enjoy free time over Christmas, the pope will be hard at work to meet a tight...
History in Colour: Christmas in New York, 1910
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross Children in New York City go window-shopping as Christmas...
Prayer: 4th Sunday of Advent
To announce the Good News, God chooses ordinary, unassuming, simple, and humble people, making them his heralds and instruments for...
Spinach Christmas Tree
The Christmas tree is said to have pagan origins, but for us Christians, it is a symbol of Christ: being...
Let us be Bearers of Good News: 4th Sunday of Advent
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year C Sermon and Christian Act In The Word Theme: The...
Did the Church ‘steal’ Christmas from pagans?
Question: According to my priest, December 25 is not the birthday of Our Lord Jesus, and the Church simply turned...
