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Dorothy Day: A saint in the making
we are all interested in lives of the saints – those extraordinary men and women who show the rest of us what it really means (and costs) to...
Francis Phillips
Pope blesses Nativity scene statues, calls them signs of God's love
pope francis blessed hundreds of figurines of the baby jesus – ranging from tiny plastic figures to life-sized statues – and encouraged chil...
Cindy Wooden
Senior Victoria cops said Pell investigation could distract from major police scandal
senior police officials in the australian state of victoria discussed by email the way that their 2014 investigation into cardinal george pe...
Ed Condon/CNA
For Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem and Jerusalem
church leaders in jerusalem are appealing to israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the christmastime travel permits that ...
Catholic News Agency
What the Peter's Pence furore tells us about Vatican financial reform
a piece by veteran vatican beat journalist francis x rocca ran on the front page of the wall street journal late last week, reporting that o...
Christopher R. Altieri
Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese
bishop james conley announced friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as bishop of lincoln, neb. “i have been ...
Catholic News Agency
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
a senior official at the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis. in an es...
Catholic News Agency
Archbishop Paglia's grave error
accompaniment has been a watchword of the pontificate of pope francis. it’s a word which normally means that musical part which gives harmon...
C C Pecknold
Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/12/19
“nuclear deterrence can only produce the illusion of security,” pope francis has said in his 2020 world day of peace message ( vatican summa...
Luke Coppen
Divided? Yes. But there's plenty of kindness and optimism in the UK
during the general election campaign, an american journalist from the new york times paid an extensive visit to britain, and reported back t...
Mary Kenny
Justice and charity – revisited
we’re all familiar, i suspect, with the difference between justice and charity. charity is giving away some of your time, energy, resources ...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
The nation saying yes to babies
one of the most striking policies of the government of hungary, under its controversial prime minister, viktor orbán, is that it encourages ...
Melanie McDonagh
Heretic of the week: Reinhold Niebuhr
reinhold niebuhr (1892–1971) was born in missouri to an immigrant german couple. his father was a minister in the state church of prussia, i...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0623
cryptic across 1 classical hero, dubious bell-hop, nero sacked (11) 8 moral tale of freight train wreck this morning’s adults only (4,9) 10 ...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, december 15 : the third sunday of advent is 35:1-6a, 10; ps 146; jas 5:7-10; mt 11:2-11 mo...
The Catholic Herald
How to… Join a Confraternity of the Cord
confraternities of the cord are ancient associations of catholics who wear cords, cinctures or belts in devotion to a saint whom they wish t...
The Catholic Herald
Gaudete Sunday is a glimpse of the joy that lies ahead
the third sunday of advent is nicknamed “gaudete sunday” from the first word of the entrance chant, or introit: rejoice! today we relax slig...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Repentance is the best preparation for Christmas
the third sunday of advent is 35:1-6; jas 5:7-10; mt 11:2-11 (year a) the prophet isaiah lived through the darkest of times in israel’s hist...
Bishop David McGough
Why is Western civilisation falling apart?
how the west was lost by ben ryan hurst & company, 192pp, £20/$19.50 the decline of western civilisation has been a persistent topic of ...
Patrick West
Is language proof of God's existence?
don’t believe a word by david shariatmadari widenfeld and nicolson, 336pp, £16.99/$26.95 linguistics is a fascinating area of study, but an ...
Matt Thorne
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