How To Deepen Our Faith This Year
There are many ways in which we can deepen our faith, and Fr Runaine Radine suggests some. The new civil...
Perspectives
Second Sunday of the Year Reflection
And when the Advocate comes he will prove the world wrong concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judgment… John...
Should Churches Pay Tax?
South Africa has to face a difficult reality. The cupboard is bare. The delinquent children and their friends have eaten...
War With Iran – Not a Catholic Option
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Just think how much better each one of us and the world would be,...
New year, New Budget!
It’s January. You are feeling the aftermath of the excesses of Christmas, New Year, gift-buying, partying and summer holidays. Your...
What Cloth Must Go On The Altar?
A sacristan recently told me about a priest who refuses to cover the altar with a full-sized cloth because he...
The Baptism of the Lord Reflection
As we look upon the life of Jesus we see total coherence; there is an alignment between will, intention, word...
Günther Simmermacher: 25 Years in One Place
Once upon a time, The Southern Cross didn’t want me. In September 1994, I responded to an advertisement in this...
Epiphany of the Lord Reflection
Franciscans have a long history of standing at the exits, standing in that gap between us and them, the...
