Prayers of the Faithful
Guest editorial Michael Shackleton – When the Western Cape and other affected areas recently confronted the prospect of a devastating regional...
Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine
Priests Are Often Failed by Parishioners!
Donnaé Stone, Port Elizabeth – Elroy Swart, in his letter “Why are many priests still a law unto themselves?”,...
The Church Lost in the Desert?
It’s not Lent, but the sense of wandering in a desert prevails. We have wandered our desert of clergy sexual...
I was a Stranger and You Took my Child from Me
In the last judgment scene of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus sends a severe warning that hell awaits those who ignore meeting...
Author: Why I Reopened Old Wounds
A memoir by a Catholic author about growing up under apartheid has been a surprise bestseller in South Africa this...
Cartoon of the Week: A Server’s Life
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
Mass Readings: 2 September – 9 September, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday September 2, 22nd Sunday of the Year Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, Psalm 15:2-5,...
This Week’s Issue: 29 August – 4 September, 2018
» Slattery: Pope’s Letter is a heartfelt cry » SA Child Author an inspiration » Victims hurt by fellow Catholics...
Joy of Families is the Joy of the Church
The Australian writer and gender activist GD Anderson observed of that empowerment: “Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
