We Are All Missionaries Now
By Bishop Jan de Groef of Bethlehem –Â During October we traditionally celebrate World Mission Sunday. Many dioceses give the whole […]
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Christian Mission Perspectives
Church Your Letters
Why Feast Days May Need Shifting
Bishop Michael Coleman (late), Port Elizabeth – The letter of Nicholas Mitchell “Feasts deserve their own dignity” (August 19-25) refers.
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Reflections on the Economic Agenda of “Caritas in Veritate”
REFLECTIONS ON THE ECONOMIC AGENDA OF “CARITAS IN VERITATE”, POPE BENEDICT XVI’s NEW ENCYCLICAL LETTER (2009) Developing nations owe between
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Growing up with kids
Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God’s omnipotence did not
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Celebrate refugees for their courage
By Bishop Barry Wood OMI The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees currently estimates that there are over 20 million
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No credit for huge visa fees
The publication date of this issue of The Southern Cross coincides with my sister’s birthday. She turns 70 this year
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Reactions to Liturgical Changes in the 1960s
I recently had a message in response to one of my blog postings, asking how Catholics responded to the liturgical
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Images of Mary, true and false
Over the past two millennia, Christians have presented different images of Mary, some of which are true and some false.
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The passing of Fr Jack O’Brien
The Southern Cross mourns the death of our long-standing columnist Fr Jack O’Brien OMI, who died at 89 on May
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