After going on pilgrimage in Ireland last month, Southern Cross editor GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER found a diminished but still present Church. […]
The Church in Ireland is Still Present Read Post »
In August, a group of Southern Cross pilgrims, led by Bishop Victor Phalana of Klerksdorp, travelled to Ireland, with the itinerary framed around the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady at Knock in the west of the country, and the papal Mass to close the World Meeting of Families in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
Pilgrimage to Ireland in Pictures Read Post »
Two East London parishes went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The group from St Francis Xavier parish in Pefferville
East London Parishes in the Holy Land! Read Post »
One needn’t go to Spain for a Camino: a local walking pilgrimage is available on the trail of Abbot Pfanner
A Pilgrimage on the Trail of Abbot Pfanner Read Post »
A group from Bryanston parish in Johannesburg on the shore of the Sea of Galilee during their Holy Land pilgrimage,
Bryanston Parish Pilgrims in Galilee! Read Post »
In the final of his three articles on sites of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Holy Land, Günther Simmermacher visits the places in Jerusalem where the Church was ‘born’, where Mary fell into eternal sleep, and from where she was assumed into heaven.
Mary in the Holy Land: Final Stations Read Post »
By Ezzy Seabelo – On the day before Palm Sunday, the community of St Peter’s church in Tlhabane, led by parish
Tlhabane Parish Took it to the Mountain Read Post »
My wife Charmaine and I had the privilege of walking the last 220km of the Camino in north-west Spain over a ten-day period recently. There are many blessings we received along the way: We grew close to a group of fellow young pilgrims who shared their lives and stories with us….
Camino Journey: The Hunger for Spiritual Substance and the Church Read Post »
I was involved in a profound experience like this a few months ago when we organised two consecutive Saturdays of driving around KwaZulu-Natal in the footsteps of Archbishop Denis Hurley, the long-time head of Durban archdiocese who died in 2004 after whom the centre I work for was named.
Following in the Footsteps: The Denis Hurley Pilgrimage Read Post »
