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I always view Lent as a time for reflection, to consider how I am in the world, to seek and offer ...
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The Nazi destruction of stolen art were acts of gratuitous violence. Similarly gratuitous ...
View Article'Who am I to judge?' The Pope, actually
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View ArticleEgyptian denied second term as United Nations chief
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Coptic-born Egyptian, was the sixth Secretary-General of the ...
View ArticleMemoir reveals a priest of great humility, and greater faith
Instead of cosying up to the rich and powerful, Jesuit Fr Fernando Cardenal fought for the poor ...
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Sr Magi Maria quit a comfortable teaching job to plunge into social work and embark on a mission ...
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Luke 13:1-9 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans ...
View ArticleA hospital for the wounded
If there is one word that best describes the scope, mission and substance of Pope Francis’ ...
View ArticleFrom Kenya and the UK with faith: 50 years of service
Fr Blasco Fonseca remains strong and vital after 50 years of tireless service to the Church ...
View ArticleLanguage of the body, according to St John Paul II
With the recent revelations of St John Paul II’s close relationship with a married woman, the ...
View ArticleBernie Sanders on the Pope, the poor, and inequality
Senator Bernie Sanders, a Democrat candidate for US president, is America's longest-serving ...
View ArticleObama in conversation with Marilynne on faith and democracy
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View ArticleThe Pope's special relationship with Mercy
The theological underpinning of Francis' outlook is his insistence that "mercy is the first ...
View ArticleMoka to go: Coffee maestro departs in giant coffee pot
His life was defined by coffee and in the end, so too was his death. The ashes of ...
View ArticleThe bejewelled skeletons of Catholicism’s forgotten martyrs
When an American historian travelled to a German village to document a crypt full of skulls, he ...
View Article'Was lost and has been found'
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to ...
View ArticleThe heart of compassion
When do you most naturally feel compassion in your heart? For me, the answer came easily. I ...
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