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Fr Dominic Allain
Why a saintly priest trespassed on the Naples Metro
it was only recently that i discovered the servant of god don dolindo ruotolo, a neapolitan priest and a franciscan tertiary, through his be...
Discovering my rebellious spirit was a shock
st philip neri, whose feast day was on may 26, had many pithy maxims about the spiritual life. one of them was that you can measure a man’s ...
A 14th-century tapestry as vivid as Game of Thrones
i do love the book of revelation, which figures large in our eastertide liturgy. cs lewis cautions that an allegory does not have to be deco...
The March for Life was inspiring and energising
the perfect is the enemy of the good, it is said. so in a perfect world there would be many multiples of the 5,000 people who turned out for...
How the abundance of nature expresses the love of God
i had a few hours free and from somewhere, i am not sure exactly where, came a compelling desire to see bluebells. i took myself to the roya...
Christians who reject the empty tomb are the real myth-makers
as the masses of easter octave come to an end, so do the daily gospel proclamations of jesus’s post-resurrection appearances. for some reaso...
Wherever we weep, the Master is here
the year turns and we celebrate easter again. yet it is not a different mystery or a new celebration simply on account of a year having pass...
There's always hope for the renewal of the priesthood
on maundy thursday bishops and priests will celebrate the chrism mass and renew the promises made at ordination. many are demoralised by the...
Healing ministry for abuse survivors is suddenly in demand
not without a certain trepidation, i have come to speak at a clergy convention in one of the dioceses of pennsylvania which was the subject ...
I envied the nun who asked me: 'What's a selfie?'
what does it mean to be in the world and not of it? this is an essential question for lent. the christian humanism promoted by the church si...
St Alphonsus would have understood the Church's present woes
i remember when i was a teacher that one of the motivational techniques the jesuits employed was to cultivate a healthy rivalry. there were ...
Should you give up chocolate and social media for Lent?
i drive down to celebrate mass with a contemplative community in hampshire and all along the roadside the hedgerows are white with hawthorn....
The best thing that could emerge from the abuse summit
fine words butter no parsnips. nor indeed can jargon take the place of an attempt to serve a better quality of vegetable. at the risk of see...
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