Celibacy Needs More Explaining
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton – “The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers into the harvest” (Mt 9:37). This exhortation from the...
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Joan Williamson Rest in Peace
Former Southern Cross board member Joan Williamson died on March 27 at 98. Born in 1920 in Pietermaritzburg, she was a boarder at Holy Cross Convent School in Aliwal North. After matriculating she studied...
Fifth Sunday in Easter Reflection
Yes, but… And now comes the bad news; you’re not good enough; your efforts didn’t quite make the grade and there, there goes love flying out of the window to perch on someone else’s...
Sister Jerome Stützel OP Rest in Peace
Oakford Dominican Sister Jerome Stützel, who was encouraged in her vocation by Padre Pio, died on March 25 at the age of 81. Born on December 3, 1937, in Würzburg, Germany, the only daughter...
The Calling of a Permanent Deacon
For many Catholics, the role of a deacon is still unclear. If deacons are not priests, is their vocation real? Erin Carelse asked three deacons what they are doing, and how their families support...
Why Neglect the Gift of the Holy Spirit?
Stephen Selbourne, Cape Town – Jesus left us a “programme”, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Why in heaven’s name do we neglect such a gift? God sent us his Son, and...
Pope: Jesus is Always Ready to Help Free People from Evil
By Carol Glatz – Christians recognise life’s great paradox that so much evil and temptation exist in the world, but that God is always present, too, ready to help and give people the strength to...
Dear Wisdom, Are You of God or Man?
There are different kinds of shrewdness or prudence. Some of it is governed by self-interest, some of it is driven by God, as ALICE VON HILDEBRAND explains. Prudence can be defined as the ability to govern...
Muslims Join Catholics at Mass After Sri Lanka Atrocity
A delegation of Muslims attended Mass in a Catholic cathedral to express their solidarity following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks by an extremist Islamic group on churches in Sri Lanka. The group from the...
Music Legends for Our Lady of Lebanon Festival
A Maronite parish in Johannesburg will feature South African music legends when it celebrates its 18th annual Family Festival on May 26. The festival at Our Lady Of Lebanon parish in Mulbarton, southern Johannesburg,...
Seminaries Acutely Aware of Laity’s Rights
Fr Dennis C Ongansie,Oudtshoorn – In the wake of the Vatican summit on sexual abuse and amidst the flood of media coverage, a picture of an intricate tapestry of possible causes is emerging. The concept...
In Search of the Historical Jesus
The study of the historical Jesus was the subject of a day-long workshop delivered by three leading biblical scholars. The workshop was presented at Holy Redeemer parish in Bergvliet, Cape Town, by Oblate Father...
