Mary, What Did You Know?
A Christmas Reflection by Fr Ralph de Hahn – A young virgin holds a babe in her arms. She is his mother in the flesh. He has...
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The Saving Power of Christmas
As a gift to Southern Cross readers, Fr Ralph de Hahn has written a special Christmas story It was the year 1940. A menacing terror was gripping...
How Do We Learn to be Catholic?
How well are Catholics of today evangelised? Have they been formed to grow in the faith? Fr Ralph De Hahn reflects on these questions. If there was a survey...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: The Difference Between Mercy And Grace
Fr Ralph De Hahn reflects on the nature of God’s grace and infinite mercy. The Gospels, as a whole, breathe the spirit of mercy, for the mercy of God,...
Thy Kingdom Come – But How?
Fr Ralph de Hahn reflects on the most perfect of all prayers – theLord’s Prayer When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he responded...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: Seeking the Child
A reflection by Fr Ralph de Hahn All philosophy finds its limitations; all theology is confounded, all history is startled and given a new meaning when the...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: He has Spoken through the Prophets
Fr RALPH DE HAHN takes us on a journey through the Old Testament which reveals ancient prophecies of Christ’s coming. The Advent season is one of searching...
The Pandemic Solution: Look to God’s Promises
The wave upon wave of the coronavirus pandemic has caused so much disruption in every country, every family, our very Church life, driving us into a totally...
Pandemic: The Pursuit of Holy Patience
After more than half a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are losing patience and seek a quick fix. But FR RALPH DE HAHN explains why as...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: What the Transfiguration Means
On August 6, the Church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration, the event when Jesus was transfigured, his face shining as the sun and his garments becoming...
Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters
On June 19 this year, the Church will mark the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with that beautiful image in so many homes around...
Why Pentecost Was a Shattering Event
Without the Holy Spirit, there’d be no Church, no Mass, no sacraments, writes FR RALPH DE HAHN in his reflection on the feast of Pentecost. When we...
