Pray For Lay Vocations, Too
By Margaret Hicks, Nelson Mandela Bay – It saddens me that whenever we pray for vocations, we ask for vocations to the priestly and religious life only....
Christian Leadership
Conservatives and liberals unite for life – it’s the Catholic way!
For Catholics who put their faith first, before anything else, there is one way – above all others – to view the life and death issues facing...
Catholic Trivia Quiz
How well do you know your Church? Test your knowledge in every issue of the Southern Cross magazine – Which future pope visited South Africa in 1962?...
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale now a member of UN’s Multi-Religious Council of Leaders
By: Sr Maria de Lurdes Lodi Rissini SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office – Co-ordinator The SACBC Liaison Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI of...
Tribute to a Great Leader of the Poor
By Fr Mokesh Morar – Last month saw the passing of a truly remarkable Church leader who stood up against the systematic violence of the state and...
Sr Tshifhiwa Munzhedzi OP: I Am Looking Forward to My New Job
In what may be a world-first, two women will be running the secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), as of July 1. This comes...
Consider a Values-Driven Church?
By Dennis Jackson – Consider these statements: “People don’t come to Church only because what you do is good; they will also come because it must be...
Cardinal Napier’s Message to the Two Bishops Men’s Conference!
The Two Bishops Men’s Conference was held at Holy Family College in Glenmore, Durban. Cardinal Wilfrid Napier sent the following message: “What a pleasure and privilege to...
St Augustine’s Course on Christian Leadership
South Africa’s Catholic university will be offering a short course in Christian business leadership (CBL) based on the teachings, philosophy and pedagogy of Fr Joseph Kentenich, applied...
Training Guide Dogs Costs R100 000 Each
IT costs up to R100000 to train a guide dog for the blind, and the South African Guide-Dogs Association for the Blind (GDA) has various programmes to raise money for the training of the dogs.
