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Henry VI: The well-meaning ruler whose world fell to pieces
henry vi and margaret of anjou by amy license, pen and sword books, 256pp, £19.99/$35 during my days as an undergraduate, a professor of his...
James Baresel
The Word this week
the second sunday of advent bar 5:1-9; phil 1:3-6 & 8-11; lk 3:1-6 (year c) israel’s long history was inextricably intertwined with the ...
Bishop David McGough
Omnium Gatherum
this week we celebrate our blessed mother’s immaculate conception and the feast of st lucy, virgin and martyr. lucy, from the latin word lux...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
We like the idea of salvation, until it requires serious engagement
on the eve of advent sunday i attended handel’s messiah performed by the brilliant schola cantorum of london’s cardinal vaughan memorial sch...
Fr Dominic Allain
How to ... Observe Advent
advent can seem to be defined by what it isn’t: a time of waiting while everyone else has started the party. we don’t even sing the gloria (...
The Catholic Herald
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, december 9 : the second sunday of advent bar 5:1-9; ps 126; phil 1:4-6, 8-11; lk 3:1-6 monday, d...
The Catholic Herald
Prize crossword 0571
cryptic across 7 extract of reporter’s acclaimed banter is re-used, giving one the hump, twice! (8,5) 8 scandinavian monarch, the sixth to l...
Alun Evans
Should priests accused of abuse be denied public funerals?
in wild swans , the family memoir by jung chang, she discusses what happened when her father died. he had been an important member of the ch...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Praying for healing, Syracuse bishop releases names of accused priests
the diocese of syracuse has released a list of 57 priests credibly accused of abusing a minor, with some of the charges dating back to the 1...
Catholic News Agency
Heresy-reporting app criticised for undermining religious liberty
Human rights groups are criticizing a smartphone app being rolled out by the Indonesian government which allows citizens to file heresy reports against groups with unofficial or unorthodox religious practices
Catholic News Agency
Starbucks and Tumblr to block access to pornography
coffee giant starbucks and microblogging website tumblr have each announced they will be taking steps to prevent the online access of pornog...
Perry West/CNA
Ethicist: Gene-editing human embryos 'a train wreck of a thing to do'
A Chinese researcher claims to have edited the genes of a human embryo and implanted it into a woman
Mark Pattison
Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/12/18
archbishop carlo maria viganò has insisted that reports that he "defrauded" his brother are "unfounded" . india's national commission for wo...
Luke Coppen
Forget Christmas carols. Advent is the perfect time to rediscover traditional chant
people love christmas carols. but, whether we hear carols in the children’s nativity play, played in the shops, on the radio or in the paris...
Matthew Ward
Advent is the remedy to our spiritual crisis
“insincerity was an evil which sprang up within the church from the first,” wrote blessed john henry newman in 1839. “ananias and simon were...
JD Flynn/CNA
Eucharistic procession for Hollywood homeless draws hundreds
hundreds of catholics processed through hollywood’s walk of fame in a special eucharistic procession for the poor last month. the event was ...
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/12/18
pope francis lit a candle for children in war-torn syria at yesterday's angelus ( full text , full video ). chinese catholics are continuing...
Luke Coppen
Pope Francis: Advent is a time of joy-filled waiting
as the advent season begins, it is a good time to reflect on the christian call to joyful expectancy, finding hope and consolation in waitin...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
In new book on clergy and religious life, Pope Francis addresses homosexuality
in a book-length interview to be published next week, pope francis addressed gifts and challenges for clerical and religious vocations, amon...
Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis calls for unity with Orthodox Churches
on the feast of st. andrew the apostle, pope francis told the ecumenical patriarch of constantinople that while the holy spirit has in recen...
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