One of the earlier songs of the Irish rock group U2 was 'I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For'.
If it wasn’t for a typhoon and ensuing landslide that destroyed her family’s crops, Sr Josie Labata SJBP might still be living in a mountain village on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
During National Vocations Awareness Week, Sr Jenny Seal fdnsc, coordinator of the South Australian Vocations Network (SAVN), invites us to reflect upon the vocation to which we are called.
There’s a sense of calm at the Sevenhill Centre of Jesuit and Ignatian Spirituality. Cows graze the nearby farmland as winter mist drifts through the ground’s historic vineyard and Sevenhill Cellars, the oldest winery in South Australia’s Clare Valley, and the birthplace of the Jesuits in Australia.
People
When Hurricane Ida tore through Southern Louisiana on August 29 2021, it destroyed almost everything in its path. Among the team providing disaster relief were the Little Friars and Little Nuns of Jesus and Mary, USA (also known as Poor Friars and Poor Nuns). Leading the way was US-based Fr Friar Antonio Maria Farrugia, a former Adelaide graphic designer-turned priest.
Local
Josephite Sister Pauline Morgan has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List for service to the Catholic Church and education.
People
When Fr Justin Durai Raj made his final profession of vows as a Passionist priest at St Paul of the Cross Church, Glen Osmond, last month, it was the culmination of a long period of listening to his heart and following the will of God. He talks to The Southern Cross about his move from diocesan priesthood to Religious life.
Ahead of their 70th wedding anniversary on July 24, Peter and Rosemarie Collyer talk about their journey to Australia, the life they built here, and their secret to a devoted and enduring partnership.
Centacare Catholic Community Service’s Young Carer Support Services (YCSS) team hear the words “I just want my kid to be a kid" regularly.
While marriage is often a time of great joy, anticipation and discussion, annulment can be a difficult and intimidating topic of conversation.
Sacred Heart College old scholar Jesse Moore will make history this month when he becomes the first South Australian male artistic gymnast to compete in an Olympic Games.
Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.
Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.
