Perspectives – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:19:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 One in Christ: Mission Sunday https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/one-in-christ-mission-sunday/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:52:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91314 Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A Mission Sunday Sermon And Christian Act In The Word […]

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]]> Take Sister Julia’s bees to Rome https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/take-sister-julias-bees-to-rome/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:10:35 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91255 For Sister Julia Mafike HCP, beekeeping is more than a way of producing honey. It is a practical expression of […]

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]]> Lessons from the Saints https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/lessons-from-the-saints/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:51:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91238 This month’s issue of The Southern Cross features a fascinating likeness of the gentle man of Assisi, in this year […]

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]]> God is Inviting Us: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/god-is-inviting-us-28th-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:46:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91194 Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme: Divine Call […]

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]]> Sydney Duval: We Call him Friend https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/sydney-duval-we-call-him-friend/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:17:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91160 Many South Africans have benefited from Church work made possible by funding secured by Sydney Duval, who turned 90 this […]

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]]> Respect life every day, in every way you can https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/respect-life-every-day-in-every-way-you-can/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:53:33 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91157 In the midst of our often busy days, with the tasks that need to get done, the bills that need […]

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]]> St Francis and Mission https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/st-francis-and-mission/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:12:33 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91142 Dear Reader, On October 3, the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. Pope […]

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]]> Pray with the Pope: Beat the Stigma! https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/pray-with-the-pope-beat-the-stigma/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:05:36 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91139 Intention: Let us pray that mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination […]

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]]> A Catholic Journey to the Sacrament of Marriage https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/a-catholic-journey-to-the-sacrament-of-marriage/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:42:12 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91021 For the Catholic Church, marriage is far more than a wedding day. It is  one of the Church’s seven sacraments, […]

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