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Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/05/19

cardinal blase cupich has hailed the vatican’s new norms on reporting abuse as “revolutionary” . jesus and the pharisees “must have had much...

Time and eternity met in Les Murray's sacramental poetry

god, at the end of prose, somehow be our poem – when forebrainy consciousness goes. – les murray, “you find you can leave it all”, in consci...

Anian Christoph Wimmer

Letters & Emails

the betrayal of the church in china sir – your leader, “east of eden” (may 3), expresses timely if overly respectful doubt about current vat...

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Sacred mysteries and cheeky cigarettes

greek roads are a fascinating experiment in libertarianism. on an almost empty motorway, a fellow driver used the hard shoulder to overtake ...

For Australian Catholics, this could be a high-stakes election

religious freedom, religious education and pro-life issues are all at stake in the australian federal election on may 18. led by bill shorte...

Sainthood could be a step closer for a wandering poet

sooner rather than later the cause for the canonisation of john bradburne is likely to open, possibly on september 5, the 40th anniversary o...

Dear Fr Rutler: As a new convert, should I tone down my wardrobe?

dear father rutler, twice a month i attend a meeting of fellow knitters and needle-pointers. usually the conversations are focused on family...

Fr George Rutler

From American Psycho to Charlie Hebdo

in may 2015, some 200 members of pen america, a respected literary organisation to which many writers belong, decided not to present the sur...

A new conscience rule will help Catholic healthcare

last week president donald trump announced the release of a final conscience rule that seeks to protect healthcare workers and entities from...

A hushed-up genocide

ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to see a headline about the genocide of christians on the bbc website. while the corporation h...

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