De La Salle Old Boy Takes the Reins!
De La Salle Holy Cross College Junior School in Victory Park, Johannesburg, has a new principal — and he is an old boy of the school. Neil Berndsen has taken up the position as headmaster this month.
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Christian Leadership: Always Start with ‘Why’
If you want to be a leader, start by asking why you want to be a leader. Is it to gain power? Is it to have access to resources? Or is it for another reason or purpose?
The Long Journey to the Resurrection: Reflections for Lent
The Jesuit Institute has again produced a book of daily reflections to help Catholics journey through Lent well. Titled The Long Journey to the Resurrection, the reflections were written by Fr Nicholas King SJ, a long-standing columnist of The Southern Cross, and Dr Annemarie Paulin-Campbell of the Jesuit Institute.
Southern Cross Historian Dies Suddenly
A memorial service was held for the writer of history articles recently published in The Southern Cross, who died suddenly while in Mexico. Martin Keenan’s articles on the early Church in the Cape had appeared in The Southern Cross over the past few months.
Mass on FEBRUARY 1 to Stand Up Against Abortion Law
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) will host a Mass to mark the 21st anniversary of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, which legalised abortion, and to pray for a change of heart of all who disregard the rights of unborn children.
Pray with the Pope: February 2018
General Intention: That those who have material, political or spiritual power may resist any lure of corruption.
Preparing Couples for Marriage
Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE), an international programme aimed at equipping couples for marriage, has started its 2018 weekend programmes.
Young Adults Want to be Heard by the Church!
It’s no secret that for years, teenagers and young adults have been leaving the Catholic Church, putting aside organised religion for a more personal spirituality, another faith tradition or no faith at all.
Fr Ralph de Hahn – 60 Years a Priest
A veteran media priest and a popular fixture in the Cape Town Church, Fr Ralph de Hahn is celebrating 60 years as a priest. NEREESHA PATEL spoke to him.
