Our Cultures Determine Our Images of God
The picture on the front page of the Christmas edition of The Southern Cross is nostalgic and beautiful, but can all Christians throughout the world identify with it?
God
God’s Greatness is Found in the Little Things
“There is God’s tenderness. The great one that makes himself little and the little one who is great. Christmas helps us to understand this: In that manger, (there is) the little God,”
God Created Human Beings to Love Him and Each Other
God’s “dream” for human beings is that they would know they are loved by him, that they would love him in return and that they would love one another, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Good Works are Response to, Not Reason for God’s Forgiveness
Christians are holy not because of their good works but because they recognise their sins before God and receive his forgiveness
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.
Ask God for Courage to Follow Him to the Cross
Obedient to his father, Jesus was patient with his sinning, fearful disciples throughout his lonely journey toward the cross
Pope: Closeness to God is True Freedom
A close relationship with Jesus isn’t just about being an educated disciple but being a member of his family who listens and practices his teachings, Pope Francis said
Video: Football Fans Sing Club Anthem in Cathedral
Fans of German football club FC Köln made the news yesterday when 20,000 of them brought London traffic to a halt ahead of their team’s Europa League match against Arsenal.
Plea to World Leaders – Hear the Cry of the Earth
Environmental destruction is a sign of a “morally decaying scenario” in which too many people ignore or deny that, from the beginning, “God intended humanity to cooperate in the preservation and protection of the earth
