The Monastic Mystery
There are numerous ways of living the Christian life and each of us is called to a particular way. For many the route is not clear at...
Category: Religious Life
Christian Brother Jerome McCarthy, Rest in Peace
Obituary by Br Michael Burke CFC – Christian Brother Jerome McCarthy died peacefully in Boksburg, the town where he grew up and went to school, on May 16....
History in Colour: Abbot Francis Pfanner
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross Abbot Francis Pfanner outside the first “abbey” at Mariannhill in 1885, the year he founded the...
Celebrating 900 Years of the Norbertine Order
By Carol Glatz – Everyone needs to proclaim the Gospel, but especially priests, whose lives must be consistent with the message they teach, Pope Francis said in...
New Species of Owl Named After Nun
By Lise Alves – Researchers from Brazil, Finland and the United States recently discovered a new species of screech owl in the Amazon forest. Dubbed the Xingu...
You Chose Me: Three Young Men Join Pallottine Community
By Br Lindani Maxwell Mzelemu Special days are to be remembered always. On the 7th of May 2021, it was a special day for the Pallottine Community...
A Day in the Life: Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Smiling behind their bushy beards, the grey-frocked Franciscan Friars of the Renewal served up Easter brunch for the homeless once again this year – a beloved feature...
Women Religious Fight Vaccine Scepticism
The head of the health task force for the Vatican’s COVID-19 commission says women religious have the opportunity and duty to counter resistance to vaccines. More Stories:...
Pope Tells Nuns: Be a Consoling Presence for Suffering
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The experience of tragedy and loss can help Christians become a consoling presence for others in need of hope and consolation, Pope...
At 108, Dominican Sister Says God ‘Just Wants Me to Hang Around’
By Gregory A. Shemitz – To put Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella’s extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson...
Carmelites: St Joseph has never failed to be present to us in our needs
By Carmelite Nuns of Salt Lake City – St Joseph is no stranger to Carmel! He is the protector of our order. As our holy mother St Teresa...
Biggest Failure of the Pandemic? Nations Not Working Together
By Dan Stockman – The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how unprepared the world is – even wealthy, technologically advanced nations – to work together to stop an...
