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Rachel weeping for her children: the truth, power and lesson of the Holy Innocents

then herod, seeing that he had been made fun of by the magi, was very angry indeed. and he sent and destroyed all the male children who were...
Fr Nicholas King SJ

The joyous challenge of Christmas is to see each person we meet as a small child of God

when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, 'let all god's angels worship him .' (hebrews 1:6)  the reading from the letter ...
Fr David Howell

Christmas comes with all its joys and sorrows, and its unwavering promise of hope

christmas afternoon at last; finally a lull in proceedings in which to share a quiet moment with our readers. the holy father has delivered ...
Serenhedd James

The Christian message in 'Red One'

red one is this year’s family christmas blockbuster in which santa is "kidnapped" and must be rescued (by a tracker from the naughty list) i...
Katherine Bennett

Casual sex and other pathways to diabolical possession

the exorcist files: true stories about the reality of evil and how to defeat it by fr carlos martins hodder and stoughton, £18 “people ask m...
Simon Caldwell

Colin Farrell on fatherhood, sober spirituality and his new foundation for special-needs families

for many years, christmas day for colin farrell meant a trip to hospital. not for health reasons – the actor would visit to give out toys to...
Gabrielle Donnelly

Christians in Syria celebrate first Sunday Mass since fall of Assad

christians have celebrated their sunday services in syria for the first time since the fall of the bashar al-assad regime. this return is se...
Thomas Edwards

Gaudete Sunday: John the Baptist's joyful surrender to his mission

"the peace of god, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in christ jesus." (philippians 4:7) in this sund...
Fr David Howell

On the streets of Oxford with the Companions of the Order of Malta

arriving at oxford’s examination schools , we found ourselves in a bit of a tight corner. the corner in question was very much a literal one...
Joseph Harrison

Bishops address US defence budget on abortion, Afghans and women being drafted

as congress inches towards passing the annual defence bill, leaders of the us bishops’ conference are urging the senate to remove a provisio...
johnlavenburg