Are there Limits to Freedom of Speech?
It had been long time coming. I finally gathered enough strength to leave our local community’s social media page. Not only was this forum for our suburb slowly making me detest my community, but...
Category: Perspectives
Pray With the Pope: July 2019
General Intention: That those who administer justice may work with integrity, and that the injustice which prevails in the world may not have the last word. ‘The arc of the moral universe is long,...
Faith at the Heart of SA Top 5 School
A Catholic school in rural KwaZulu-Natal ranks among South Africa’s Top 5 schools. ERIN CARELSE found out more about Inkamana High School. Situated in the heart of Zululand, Inkamana High School in Vryheid has...
Independence Day 2019: Where Do We Go From Here?
US-based Tony Magliano looks at his country’s birthday – July 4th, Independence Day – and sees that sometimes slogans and rose-coloured glasses don’t make a country great… A birthday is naturally a time to...
Highlights of the Holy Land on Pilgrimage
In May Southern Cross pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land and Rome. Günther Simmermacher reviews the highlights of the Holy Land leg of the pilgrimage. Last week’s article on The Southern Cross’ pilgrimage in...
13th Sunday of the Year Reflection
We cling to the good old days; our yesterday’s when we were young and strong, and all our troubles seem so far away. We experience that warm glow of security as we recall and...
Is This The Church Christ Wanted?
In preparation for the feast of Ss Peter & Paul, FR RALPH DE HAHN asks if the Church today is what Christ had in mind when he entrusted it to Peter. A meaningful story comes down to...
Teaching your Child to Pray
Parents have a duty to teach their children the faith, including prayer. ERIN CARELSE offers some ideas about how to introduce prayer into the lives of our children. Teaching our children to pray is a vital...
Who Teaches the Teachers?
The Roman poet Juvenal asked: “Who guards those who do the guarding?” In the same way, we might ponder to ask “Who educates those who do the educating?” As a society — and as...
Why It’s Great to Be an Altar Server
Not sure if being an altar server is a good choice for your child? Erin Carelse gives five reasons to consider encouraging your child for this meaningful role. With a child’s busy weekend schedules—all...
Why the Sacred Heart of Jesus Matters
On June 28 this year, the Church will mark the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with that beautiful image in so many homes around the world. The Sacred Heart issues a call...
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Reflection
For God so loved the world … Time is like a single droplet of water within the vast ocean; time with a beginning and an end, time that is already accomplished and completed in...
