Street Renamed for Paddy Kearney
The late Paddy Kearney, founder of the Denis Hurley Centre and former director of the Diakonia Council of Churches, will have Cathedral Mall, a pedestrianised walkthrough in Durban, renamed in his honour. The...
Category: Christian Living
Christian Living – walking in the Kingdom of God. Living life Coram Deo – before the face of God requires us to have a healthy prayer life, sound doctrine, Gospel -centred repentance and gratitude and a fruitful involvement in the Body of Christ, that is, Church and the sacraments.
Why We Can’t Close Doors On Criminals
The way that society deals with crime and those who have committed them needs a new vision, a priest says. Christen Torres reports. South Africa has the highest prison population in the whole of...
Pope: Catechism Will be Updated to Include Ecological Sins, Hate Sins
Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of ecological sins in the church’s official teaching. “We should...
Sin, Confession and Penance
As a sinner, I find myself confessing the same sins repeatedly. I have discovered that the priest gives a variety of penances for the same sin. This makes me wonder. Sin is an act...
Youth Ministry: Time to be Radical?
For the Extraordinary Mission Month our parish decided to focus much of its attention on evangelisation and getting more “bench-warmers” to become game-changers in a ministry of their choice. As the coordinator of my...
Parishioners of St Patrick’s, La Rochelle Dress the Part!
Children from St Patrick’s church in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, celebrated their diverse cultures together with parish priest Fr Jorge Guerra. (Submitted by Dominique Byrne) More Stories: A Carnival for the Devil: Bad-Mouthing in the...
Pope: Start with Empathy, Not Contempt
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt, Pope Francis said....
Church Chuckle Book – The Big Book of Catholic Jokes
A newbook of Catholic jokes aims to bring laughs. Church Chuckles: The Big Book of Catholic Jokes, collated and edited by Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher, is published under the Southern Cross Books imprint....
This is the New World!
Whizz! Bang! Pew! Ching! No, I’m not sneezing and you’re not dreaming. Those are simply the sounds of the world around you. We live on a planet that is covered in sand, air and...
The Big Rip Offs in Business
The mark of the beast in Revelation 13:16-17 referred to a certificate granted by the Roman authorities which permitted the holder to do business in the Roman Empire — provided they offered sacrifices to...
Voice of SA Winner Signs on for Global Goodwill Ambassador
The Voice SA Season 2 winner Craig Lucas has been announced as the Global Goodwill Ambassador for award-winning human rights NPO The Justice Desk. The Justice Desk is part of the Edmund Rice organisation,...
Current and Past Misereor Heads Meet Up
By Sydney Duval – Misereor and Missio are the two big Ms celebrated as active and conscientious Catholic voices for social responsibility and pastoral outreach. Misereor is the German Catholic bishops’ organisation for development cooperation....
