Looting SA: The Great Betrayal
The South African Constitution has been touted as one of the best in the world. Constitutional rights are frequently expressed...
Perspectives
The Southern Cross: Farewell and Look to the Future
The Southern Cross’ retrenched staff came together one last time for a sad farewell — and some to chart the...
75 Years of Nuclear Weapons Madness
By Tony Magliano – Wars have always caused needless suffering, destruction and death. But 75 years ago, the hell of war...
Some Principal Ways Of Gaining A Plenary Indulgence
What is an indulgence? Prof Michael Ogunu examines this treasure of the Church An indulgence is a remission before God...
The Grand Old lady of Catholic Publishing
Guest editorial by Rosanne Shields: The grand old lady of Catholic publishing, our beloved Southern Cross newspaper, has been around...
19th Sunday Reflection
Genesis, bringing order out of the chaos, and a call for us to remember, to return to our vocation, to...
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...
Poetry: Blue Cranes
Blue Cranes A poem by Southern Cross director Sydney Duval, Oliviershoek 1966 Blue cranes fill a broken field With heartbeats...
Where I Can See God’s Fingerprint
News networks around the globe seem determined to swallow up the horrors of the world and to vomit it out...
