Annunciation central to Christmas
Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, Pretoria Our liturgical calendar, following the gospels, emphasises Easter and Jesus’ death and resurrection. In the...
Your Letters
Independent Catholic Church Communities?
From From Fr Raphael Thomas, Cape Town –Â I write in response to Fr Fano Ngcobo’s letter, “An alternative” (November 20)....
Every child deserves to be loved
From Joezette MacKay, Pietermaritzburg Responding to Sharon West’s letter of November 13, I have been Catholic my whole life but...
Book not magisterial document
From Fr Stephen Giles MHM, Kroonstad With respect to the rebuke by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier to the the observations of...
When Catholic marriage breaks down
From Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg Regarding marriage annulments, in July Pope Francis’ words to journalists were: “… has to be reviewed,...
SA Church sometimes slow to help
By Magda Kus, Cape Town When natural disasters or shack fires have struck in the past, I often felt it...
Drawing ex-Catholics back home
From Sydney Duval, Cape Town Your editorial “Call ex-Catholics home” (November 6) explores challenging and sensitive issues concerning those who...
Tribute to a visionary priest
From Mgr Paul Nadal, Durban I read the sad news of Fr Matthew McDonald’s death on September 24. I would...
Information on abortion needed
From JH Goossens, Dundee Patricia Foster, a non-Catholic, receives The Southern Cross from a neighbour and seems sceptical about the...
