God’s Guiding Hand in Friend’s Death
Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher pays tribute to his friend, Holy Land tour guide Rimon Makhlouf – and sees God’s guiding hand in the circumstances.
Death
Killing Those No Longer ‘Useful’
Two terminally ill persons, Dr Sue Walter, 43, and Dieter Harck, 68, jointly submitted an application at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg in September, calling for the legalisation of euthanasia for consenting patients so that they can end their lives.
Tough Questions: Organ Transplants and Donation
I would like to share some thoughts with readers about organ transplants, looking at the Catechism of the Church and at some articles in The Southern Cross.
Pope: Respect Parents’ Wishes to Care for Dying Child
Pope Francis called for respecting the wishes of a terminally ill child’s parents to accompany and care for their child...
This Priest is Searching for Mass Graves of Jews and Roma People
Time is running out to find the more than 1 million Jews and Roma people buried in mass graves who...
Would You Get Buried in a Pod?
With growing concerns over the ecology, two Italian designers are working to revive what they see as a dying art:...
Are We Making Too Much of Ashes?
From Glenda Beukes, Johannesburg – I read with sadness and amusement what Fr Chris Townsend wrote about scattering ashes (“Don’t ninja-dump...
Don’t Ninja-Dump Granny Over a Wall
Fr Chris Townsend looks at the practice of cremation and how some take the idea too far. I love...
Church: Cremation is OK, but T&Cs Apply
Professing belief in the resurrection of the dead and affirming that the human body is an essential part of a...
