Advent: Seeking the Face of God? Look Around You
By Mike Nelson – How many of you, when asked, “How are you doing?”, have replied, “I’m just waiting for this...
Christmas
Finding Light in a Weary World
“Can you believe people are putting their Christmas decorations up already?” an acquaintance asked me the first week of November....
Brescia’s “Gift Of Love And Time” Christmas Tree
Brescia House School prepared a very special gift for the children of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital this year –...
Treasure The Gift Of The Beloved Son
In his latest document, Pope Francis reflected on the Nativity scene. (Photo: Andreas Böhme) December is almost over and we have...
The Season Of Great Expectations
It’s that time of the year again. There has been overeating and overshopping. The malls were filled with children and...
New ‘army’ took to township’s street
Curious people watched as a young girl dressed in rustic clothes rode a donkey in the streets of Wallacedene township...
Great Things in Small Packages
Have you ever received a really tiny Christmas present and wondered what on earth it could be? Is there actually...
A Southern Cross Christmas, 75 years ago
The war-time Christmas edition of The Southern Cross in 1944 was a 12-page affair. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER steps into a time-capsule...
Archbishop William Slattery: Hold on! You are Christmas!
Christmas, the coming of God as an infant, didn’t happen 2000 years ago, but is happening today, as ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM SLATTERY OFM explains....
