Bible / Church / Fr John Allen Green / Mass / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published January 17, 2020 · Last modified January 13, 2020
And when the Advocate comes he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment… John 16:8 Fast forward, and even this same John the Baptist gets it wrong, doubting...
by Keenan Williams · Published January 14, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2020
For as long as we identify ourselves as “us” and “them”, we will remain divided—as a nation, but also as a Church. It’s a continuous fight within the Church between self-proclaimed traditionalists and liberals....
by Chris Townsend · Published January 14, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2020
South Africa has to face a difficult reality. The cupboard is bare. The delinquent children and their friends have eaten the provisions, then eaten the pantry, the house, the electricity and then the whole...
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Just think how much better each one of us and the world would be, if we held fast to this morally correct common sense proverb. But unfortunately, common...
Benedict Daswa / Church / Erin Carelse / Martyres
by Erin Carelse · Published January 13, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2020
This year’s feast of Bl Benedict Daswa will mark the 30th anniversary of his martyrdom. The celebrations for the February 1 feast will this year run under the Vatican-approved theme “The 30th Anniversary of...
by Raymond Perrier · Published January 11, 2020 · Last modified January 6, 2020
It’s January. You are feeling the aftermath of the excesses of Christmas, New Year, gift-buying, partying and summer holidays. Your pocket and bank account are probably feeling rather depleted. You are not the only...
Church / Liturgy / Mass / Shackleton
by Michael Shackleton · Published January 11, 2020 · Last modified January 6, 2020
A sacristan recently told me about a priest who refuses to cover the altar with a full-sized cloth because he doesn’t like “fancy decorations”. I was brought up to believe that the altar must...
Baptism / Church / Fr John Allen Green / Mass / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published January 10, 2020 · Last modified January 6, 2020
As we look upon the life of Jesus we see total coherence; there is an alignment between will, intention, word and action. This is what it means to be beloved; for God to take...
Church / Church History / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published January 9, 2020 · Last modified January 6, 2020
Centocow mission in Umzimkulu diocese urgently needs donations and help to repair its church. The church is one of the 22 Trappist missions built by Abbot Francis Pfanner, the founder of Mariannhill, in the...
Abortion / Charity / Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published January 8, 2020 · Last modified January 5, 2020
Mater Domini Home in Cape Town is in need of donations and funding to continue to provide a safe and nurturing environment to women in crisis pregnancies and to protect unborn children. “A restructuring...
About us / Catholic Media / Church / Editors / Ministry / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 7, 2020 · Last modified January 6, 2020
Once upon a time, The Southern Cross didn’t want me. In September 1994, I responded to an advertisement in this newspaper for the vacant position of journalist. I was duly invited for an interview...
Bishops / Christian Living / Church / Church Teaching / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published January 6, 2020
The cover of Southern Africa’s new pastoral plan, which will be launched on January 26. When the new pastoral plan is launched on January 26, the Southern African Church will begin a new chapter...
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