Life

Biden’s Faith in Solidarity

as i write this, i glance at a funeral mass card on a shelf above my desk. the card is from 1963 – for john f kennedy – recently retrieved f...

Anya Hindmarch, an honorary Catholic?

full and fair disclosure: i am not catholic. but i did spend seven years at a catholic convent wanting to be part of the club. being the out...

Sacred flames

the time of the summer solstice, of greatest light and greenery, has always been one of the naturally numinous points of the year for humans...

Big top, small lives

circus of wonders by elizabeth macneal picador, £14.99, 384 pages ________ in a quiet coastal village in 1866, nell spends her days picking ...

Preparation for life: Teaching English in the Catholic Way

teacher jennifer kirmes (top-c) works with students attempting to "untie" themselves without releasing hands, during part of science class a...

Nick Ripatrazone

Cardinal Bo: Attack on Sacred Heart Church ‘a great humanitarian tragedy’

“peace is possible; peace is the only way,” writes burmese cardinal charles bo, in an open letter following an attack on a catholic church i...

Pope launches seven-year journey to total sustainability

pope francis has launched a seven-year “laudato sí action platform” aimed at helping communities become “totally sustainable, in the spirit ...

It's Not All the Bitter Boomers' Fault

robyn beck/afp via getty images   i’ve just finished reading boomers, helen andrews’ send-up of her parents’ generation. my parents are...

Islamic insurgency intensifies in eastern DRC

a scene of destruction in butembo-beni diocese on 24 march 2021, following an attack by suspected adf/nalu forces. photo courtesy of aid to ...

Has lockdown changed the way we serve?

cover image courtesy of coventry foodbank   hugh mcneill of coventry foodbank says it’s down to us to decide to change as we emerge fro...

Property and human dignity: The prophetic message of Pope Leo XIII

the encyclical letter of pope leo xiii, rerum novarum, was published on 15 may 1891. there is a temptation to play down those aspects of rer...

New push for euthanasia could be coming in UK parliament

health secretary matt hancock moves to renew assisted dying debate by georgia gilholy health and social care secretary matt hancock is repor...

Georgia L. Gilholy

India: Daily deaths top 4,000 as second wave of Covid-19 continues

partially buried bodies of suspected covid-19 coronavirus victims near a cremation ground by the ganges river in unnao on may 13, 2021. (san...

Fatima Brought Me Back From Dissent to the Church

pope st john paul ii celebrates mass at fatima on 12 may 1991. it was the day before the tenth anniversary of the assassination attempt, whe...

What's in a name? The recent "upgrade" of the Center for Child Protection hints at danger of mission creep

what's in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. i thought of juliet’s musings when it was announced that...

Charles Collins

Pakistan: Muslim leaders support Christian nurses accused of blasphemy

muslim leaders in pakistan intervened after nurses at a mental health centre in lahore were accused insulting islam on social media. pontifi...

With new motu proprio, Pope Francis creates 'lay ministry' of catechist

by virtue of his apostolic authority, pope francis on monday established the “lay ministry of catechist” as “a stable form of service render...

Essay contest to discuss topic “The Bible is the supreme authority for Christians”

the institute of theology and liberal arts at st mary’s university in twickenham (england) has announced the subject of this year’s third an...

DRC Bishop: Government's indifference to violence is a sign of weakness or complicity

a bishop in the democratic republic of congo is denouncing the failure of the government and a un peacekeeping mission to halt attacks by is...

Centesimus Annus After 30 Years

chinese workers walk down a dirt access road from one of beijing's major air polluters, the capital iron and steel factory, 16 february 2001...

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