by Gunther Simmermacher · Published November 19, 2019 · Last modified November 20, 2019
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and visited Lourdes, where St Bernadette saw Our Lady, and Nevers, where Bernadette died. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks back at two inspiring visits....
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and came up close and personal to the founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, as Günther Simmermacher explains. The group of...
Church / Pilgrimage / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published November 5, 2019 · Last modified November 4, 2019
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims had a grace-filled journey through Catholic France — bookended by plane and train travails, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER writes. Bursts of lightning flashed through the Italian night sky,...
Bible / Church / Church History / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published September 10, 2019 · Last modified September 9, 2019
For the September 14 feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, Günther Simmermacher looks at the history of the True Cross, which was recovered in 326 AD. When the Church celebrates the feast of...
After his conviction for sexual abuse was upheld by an appeals court, Australian Cardinal George Pell should resign from the College of Cardinals, for the good of the Church, writes GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER. Cardinal George...
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published July 22, 2019 · Last modified September 9, 2019
For many centuries, Mary Magdalene was seen as the penitent prostitute in Luke’s Gospel. That view has changed only quite recently, as GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER explains. Mary Magdalene has been the subject of so...
Church / Science & Faith / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published July 16, 2019 · Last modified July 12, 2019
At Mass a couple of weeks ago I had an annoyingly sore throat from post-nasal drip. (I promise, the story will get better after this thoroughly uninspiring opening line). When I returned to my...
Church / Pilgrimage / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published June 30, 2019 · Last modified November 3, 2019
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...
Church / Pilgrimage / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published June 18, 2019 · Last modified November 3, 2019
In May, 57 Southern Cross pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land and Rome. Günther Simmermacher reviews the highlights of the Rome leg of the pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is always packed with highlights. That is...
Church / Easter / Jesus / Resurrection / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published May 27, 2019
After being raised from the dead, Jesus Christ made several appearances, as Scripture recounts. In his second article, Günther Simmermacher looks at six more of them. Last week we encountered the Risen Lord on...
Church / Easter / Jesus / Resurrection / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published May 21, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
After being raised from the dead, Jesus Christ made several appearances, as Scripture recounts. Over two articles, Günther Simmermacher looks at ten of them. Scripture records several appearances by Christ after the Resurrection. While...
Recently Günther Simmermacher visited Havana, the capital of Cuba. In the second of two articles, he looks at the Catholic faith on the island, and recalls an encounter with God. The Catholic Church is...
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