Jesus – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:46:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Did Jesus Have an Autistic Friend? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/did-jesus-have-an-autistic-friend/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:25:09 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89613 It is possible that Jesus had an autistic friend. Nicodemus, who we meet in the Gospel of John 3:1-21, might […]

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]]> Why Wasn’t Judas Stopped? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/why-wasnt-judas-stopped/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:46:54 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89123 Question: If Jesus knew that Judas would betray him, why did he choose him to be one of the Twelve […]

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]]> Pope: How can the weight of the Cross be “easy” and “light”? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/pope-how-can-the-weight-of-the-cross-be-easy-and-light/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:53:55 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88004 Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, St Peter’s Square, Sunday, 5 July 2026 Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! In today’s Gospel […]

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]]> Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/why-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-matters/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=41554 The Church marks the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the 3rd Friday after Pentecost, with that beautiful […]

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]]> Taken Up in a Dream: A Real-Life Encounter on the Eve of the Ascension https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/taken-up-in-a-dream-a-real-life-encounter-on-the-eve-of-the-ascension/ Wed, 13 May 2026 02:50:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85621 By Gregory B Stephenson, Author: Jesus In The Kallid Times Twenty-four years ago, on the night of 8 May 2002 […]

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]]> Pope: Be Vigilant Over Your Heart https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/pope-be-vigilant-over-your-heart/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:44:08 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85454 Pope Leo XIV, Regina Caeli, St Peter’s Square, 4th Sunday of Easter, 26 April 2026 Brothers and sisters, good afternoon and […]

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]]> Good Shepherd Sunday: 4th Sunday of Easter https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/good-shepherd-sunday-4th-sunday-of-easter-2/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:41:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85205 Sermon by  Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  Good Shepherd Sunday, Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme: Good Shepherd Sunday! […]

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]]> Easter Prayer https://www.scross.co.za/2026/03/easter-prayer-2/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:57:28 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=84804 Happy Easter, Lord Jesus Christ It’s Easter day and we smile In the Lord’s in gentle light and His tomb […]

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]]> Did Jesus Tell Us to Ignore the Poor? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/03/did-jesus-tell-us-to-ignore-the-poor/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:19:20 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=84724 Question: When Jesus says, “The poor will always be among us”, is he giving up on solving the problem of […]

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