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The Good Friday tradition of the ‘Last Words of Christ’
cna staff, apr 2, 2021 / 01:30 am mt ( cna ) .- the tradition of reflecting on the last words of christ from the cross is a good friday prac...
CNA Staff
Pope Francis visits Vatican vaccination centre
pope francis at the vatican's vaccination centre on 2 april 2021. image courtesy of the holy see press office. -- rome -- pope francis made ...
Staff Reporter
Fish pies and potted shrimps: Balfour Easter weekends past and present
potted shrimps with toast and pickled cucumber b y kai chan vong / flickr cc by 2.0 the balfour go-to at eastertide is potted shrimps – with...
Tessa Balfour
Pope Francis at Chrism Mass: The Cross of Christ is Inevitable
sacred oils set out for the chrism mass, 1 april 2021, in st. peter's basilica. image © vatican media “the preaching of the good news is mys...
Staff Reporter
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Holy Thursday with Disgraced Cardinal Becciu
-- rome -- pope francis reportedly celebrated mass of the lord's supper on holy thursday, in the private chapel of cardinal angelo becciu --...
Christopher Altieri
Helping to Heal: Supporting abuse survivors
grief to grace uk turns ten this year. our mission is to support abuse survivors, particularly survivors of clergy abuse, by running a speci...
Fr Dominic Allain
The joys of silence
it is a truism that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. i have just published a book on monastic lessons, having visited ten monast...
sarah sands
Hungary’s family values
hungary’s family policy is one of the most generous in europe but liberal opponents of the country’s controversial pm, viktor orban, don’t g...
Melanie McDonagh
"An outstanding Catholic priest"
the death of mgr mark langham in january has left a void in many people’s lives, for his influence was immense. urbane, witty, humane and im...
Serenhedd James
Composer at the crossroads
at certain times in his life, igor stravinsky liked to date his manuscripts by saints’ days or religious festivals, and if he had survived h...
Stephen Walsh
Saying goodbye to God
the best catholics in the world: the irish, the church and the end of a special relationship derek scally, £16.99, 352pp, sandycove ________...
David Quinn
Cardinal Bo: ‘Merciless killings’ turning Burma into ‘21st-century Calvary’
cardinal charles maung bo preaching at westminster cathedral in london, england, may 12, 2016. credit: mazur/catholicnews.org.uk via cna cna...
CNA Staff
Cosy criminality
a trick of the light ali carter £8.99, 400pp, point blank _________ like most advice, that to write about what you know is well-meaning but ...
James Owen
Craving outdoor rituals
the closing of churches over the past year has prompted many christians to reflect on the importance of regular worship, and to debate the r...
Theo Hobson
Walking with Saints
i was sitting on a busy early-morning commuter train to london one tuesday back in 2018. i felt the need to sit in a particular seat in the ...
Guy Hayward
Reading, writing, rebellion
the most famous of all irish writers must be james joyce, the template for modern literature. the deceptive simplicity of dubliners has beco...
Mary Kenny
Touched by the hand of God
i had an epiphany during the recent lockdown. it arrived like tablets of stone, crated, requiring two men to lift, and least half an hour to...
Philip Mould
The Mystical Fragrance of Spring
april is the month of puppies and this year we shall have three; a pug each for beatrice, florence and celestia. whilst this might sound lik...
charlie-hart
Pointed Arch: the glorious facade of the London Oratory
the ashlar facade of the london oratory, next to its neighbour the victoria and albert museum, continues to dominate the west end of the bro...
Michael Hodges
RIP Sister Dianna Ortiz
sr dianna ortiz osu, undated photo courtesy of the ursuline sisters of st joseph sister dianna ortiz, a prominent human rights c...
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