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No time for idling: much work to do

By / February 4, 2009

THE editor of the English Communist newspaper The Worker during World War II was Douglas Hyde. Disillusioned with Commu-nism, he […]

By Emmanuel Ngara / February 4, 2009

Joseph, son of Jacob, was Abraham’s greatgrandchild. As a teenage boy, Joseph had two strange dreams. In the first dream,

By Chris Moerdyk / February 4, 2009

To say that changes in the liturgy evoked passionate and lively responses from South African Catholics would be putting it

By Anthony Egan / February 2, 2009

Amidst growing opposition to the new English translation of the Mass it is worth reflecting on the historical development of

By admin / January 28, 2009

By Joseph Falkiner OP While coordinating a team promoting vocations for ten male religious orders and congregations in KwaZulu-Natal, I

In the past Nicene Creed form, we used the words begotten of the Father. In the new form we say

I was very glad to read in The Southern Cross� Christmas edition that some parishes have decided to make 2009

By Chris Moerdyk / January 28, 2009

Well, the judges have put their heads together, and I’m delighted to say they have been unanimous in their choice

In many ways South Africa is a laboratory of social change. Most unexpectedly, our little Catholic community has become an