Fr Chris Townsend – The Southern Cross

Fr Chris Townsend: Marriage No Longer Means The Same

By Chris Townsend / August 17, 2020

Let’s face it: the law governing marriage in South Africa is useless. At best it is a product of its […]

On that fateful afternoon 82 days ago, before going home to start the Level 5 lockdown, I was anxious—and a

By Chris Townsend / January 14, 2020

South Africa has to face a difficult reality. The cupboard is bare. The delinquent children and their friends have eaten

By Chris Townsend / December 17, 2019

I have never won the lotto. I won a few rands in the distant past, and I suppose to win

By Chris Townsend / November 19, 2019

Can the #newnobility actually do any good? I recently noticed that a certain established bank — the editor won’t let

By Chris Townsend / August 27, 2019

Priests do not meet the cookie-cutter image of popular imagination, but as different as they are, maybe in parish management

Generally, I think most of my priest colleagues dread taking calls from their local ordinary — the fancy term we

By Chris Townsend / March 12, 2019

I don’t have much trust in high-level summits. I really don’t think much is done or achieved by calling an

By Chris Townsend / February 12, 2019

Holidays are a great time to chill, relax and have a chance to allow your mind to wonder. I am