Countdown Of The Southern Cross’ 40 Marian Shrines – #35 – #31
The Southern Cross’ Top 40 Marian Shrines, compiled and written by editor Günther Simmermacher, features mainly sites that have their...
Perspectives
Countdown Of The Southern Cross’ 40 Marian Shrines – #40 – #36
The Southern Cross’ Top 40 Marian Shrines, compiled and written by editor Günther Simmermacher, features mainly sites that have their...
3rd Sunday in Lent Reflection
We live in a world of restless anxiety where much of our relationships are based on the commercialisation of love,...
7-point Plan to Keep Sane on Social Media
Every year, one of my colleagues gives up Facebook for Lent. The rationale is quite simple; she wants to use...
Why Xhosa Christians are ‘Majakane’
My friend, a theology PhD student, recently asked me why the first black African Christians in our region, mostly Xhosa,...
The Catholic Heart of Panama City
In January, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER visited Panama City to report on World Youth Day. Here he shares some impressions of the...
Our Renewal Must Centre on Christ
I don’t have much trust in high-level summits. I really don’t think much is done or achieved by calling an...
Improve Yourself this Lent!
By asking us to focus on God, Lent presents us with an opportunity to improve ourselves. FR RALPH DE HAHN...
First Sunday of Lent Reflection
Lent is a time to gain new strength, to free ourselves of our paranoia, our illusions and fears. This is...
