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		<title>When was Jesus born? An investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; How can we know when Jesus was really born? Comparing the Jewish and Gregorian (Western) calendars, COLIN GILLOT uses logical speculation [&#8230;]
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		<title>Mary, What Did You Know?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Death of the Old Order</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2020 03:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By the late Owen Williams St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), preaching his sixth sermon for Christmas Eve, took as his [&#8230;]
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		<title>Fr Allan Moss: To be Mary&#8217;s Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 03:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Fr Allan Moss OMI &#8211; Advent brings to mind the pregnancy of Mary. We prepare for the coming of [&#8230;]
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		<title>Fr Ralph de Hahn: Seeking the Child</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2020 03:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A reflection by Fr Ralph de Hahn All philosophy finds its limitations; all theology is confounded, all history is startled [&#8230;]
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		<title>Fr Ralph de Hahn: He has Spoken through the Prophets</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2020/12/he-has-spoken-through-the-prophets/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2020 09:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fr RALPH DE HAHN takes us on a journey through the Old Testament which reveals ancient prophecies of Christ&#8217;s coming. [&#8230;]
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		<title>God’s Great Gift to Us</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2018/12/gods-great-gift-to-us/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2018 06:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nativity-scene-1893228-420x280.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nativity-scene-1893228-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nativity-scene-1893228.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nativity-scene-1893228-520x347.jpg 520w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />In Bethlehem a bit over 2000 years ago, majesty was born in the midst of the mundane, as Fr Ralph [&#8230;]
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		<title>Jesus, the Infant God-Man</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2017/12/jesus-the-infant-god-man/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By the late  Mgr Jan Jaworski &#8211; During the silent and holy night, Jesus Christ, the infant God-man, comes into this [&#8230;]
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		<title>A Prophetic Birth</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2016/12/a-prophetic-birth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jael SC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Guest editorial by Bishop Victor Phalana &#8211; The birth of Jesus is a real prophetic manifestation. In the Gospel of Matthew, the [&#8230;]
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