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Pope Francis: Rejoice! God hears your prayers
God’s loving care for his children is a cause for rejoicing, the Pope said on Gaudete Sunday
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/12/18
jesus's "presence is the source of joy" , the pope said at yesterday's angelus ( full text , full video ). pope francis turns 82 today . a h...
Luke Coppen
Archbishop Nienstedt's ministry restricted in Minnesota archdiocese
archbishop bernard hebda of st paul and minneapolis has said that until "all open allegations are resolved," his predecessor, archbishop joh...
Maria Wiering
After China deal, two underground bishops step down at Vatican's request
two underground bishops in china have agreed to step aside in favor of bishops of the chinese patriotic catholic association, in the wake of...
Catholic News Agency
Cardinal shocked to learn ex-vicar general sent two clerical abusers to US
an english cardinal has told an inquiry into child abuse of his shock at learning that a vicar general of his former archdiocese tried to he...
Simon Caldwell
Three cardinals dropped from C9 as reform process nears end
the vatican said wednesday that while there are no immediate plans to add new members to the c9, pope francis has released the three eldest ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Heretic of the week: James Pike
james pike (1913-1969) had an enormous importance. born and raised a catholic (and believing he might have a vocation), pike lost his faith ...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0572
cryptic across 5 with sea being stormy, king conned fellow king in assyria (10) 7 book about one viking’s end in cornwall:... (6) 8 ...accep...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, december 16: the third sunday of advent (gaudete sunday) zep 3:14-18a; is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; phil ...
The Catholic Herald
How to... Use Holy Water
water covers two-thirds of the earth’s surface, and makes up almost the same proportion of the human body. no living thing, from the giant s...
The Catholic Herald
A hymn to a great saint
i have been listening to a wonderful recording of an advent carol service from king’s college, cambridge. it begins with the hymn come, thou...
Fr Dominic Allain
Omnium Gatherum
"gaudete!” (rejoice!) is the nickname for this third sunday of advent. i hope you will see lovely rose vestments in your churches. they remi...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
The Word this week
third sunday of advent zeph 3:14-18; phil 4:4-7; lk 3:10-18 (year c) "truly, god is my salvation; i trust, i shall not fear. for the lord is...
Bishop David McGough
The wit and wisdom of a superlative priest-writer
a year with fr rutler by fr george william rutler sophia institute press, 744pp, £200/$250 about time last year i flew to new york with a si...
Michael Warren Davis
The visions that lit up the trenches
a supernatural war by owen davies oup, 284pp, £20/$28 "there are no atheists in foxholes” – that’s the common perception of spirituality on ...
David V Barrett
Intimacy, joy and relief: a painting that reveals the heart of penance
Ribalta’s great portrait shows that penance is not ultimately defined by our wrongdoing
Eve Tushnet
The joy of dining alone
"dining,” someone once said to me, when the subject of eating alone in restaurants came up, “is something you have to do with another person...
Robert Wargas
First universities rejected God - now they're banishing the human spirit
i have to admit that a great deal bothers me today, and much of it has to do with higher education. this is only partly because i have retur...
Charles Coulombe
Letters & Emails
letter of the week prosperity, poverty and the gospel sir – the catholic prosperity gospel is not something new (cover story, november 30). ...
The Catholic Herald
From full-time mums to nurses, Britain is failing its carers
Politics is hopelessly biased against care and domesticity
David Goodhart
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