The Greatest Tokyo Olympics Champion
When we decided to place the gymnast Simone Biles on the cover of the August issue of The Southern Cross,...
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Memories of my Grandmother
This year we mark for the first time the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which was established by...
Church, Football and GOATS: Five Catholic Soccer Facts
On Sunday, July 11, football’s Euros Championship will conclude with the final between Italy and England in London, exactly a...
Can Those Who Die by Suicide Go to Heaven?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: The Church’s ancient teaching is that those who commit suicide cannot enter heaven, yet some...
Seminarians Speak: The Priests We Want to Be
The path to the priesthood is long — from the first discernment to ordination and then ministry. Five Johannesburg...
Bishop Graham Rose: Musings …in a Strange Time
Reviewed by Günther Simmermacher MUSINGS…In A Strange Time, by Bishop Graham Rose. SA Catholic Online Books (2021). 114 pp. Bishop Graham...
The Glow of Love at Home
Marriage is difficult, but with love, communication and faith, it is possible to overcome obstacles, writes Günther Simmermacher Many years ago...
The Patron of the Impossible: St Rita of Cascia
At a time when domestic abuse is rife and people are losing hope, there is a saint for both situations....
St George ‘the Dragon-Slayer’ was a Real Person
St George slayed no dragons, but he certainly was a real person who was martyred 1700 years ago. Günther Simmermacher...
