Director who gave screen life to the story of St Ignatius
Paolo Dy is a Filipino Catholic filmmaker who directed and co-wrote Ignacio de Loyola, the first ...
View Article'Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him'
John 1:47-51 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of ...
View Article'I love and pray for people more in silence'
"A number of years ago I developed a preference for silent retreats. This was not because I do ...
View ArticleThe role of women in the Church today
In a conversation based on a book she edited, Mary Hasson discusses the role of women in light of ...
View ArticleDances with 'the playful consciousness of God'
Benedictine Sister Mary John Mananzan is a fascinating mix, simultaneously nun, leader, teacher, ...
View ArticleBy design or not, Francis has decentralised Communion debate
Whether Pope Francis intended it or not, by saying that the implementation of Amoris Laetitia ...
View ArticleReturn of The Exorcist and Catholic storytelling
A TV reboot of the 1971 novel and its film adaptation has debuted on US television, but could the ...
View ArticleRemembered: A priest's life dedicated to social justice
Msgr Marvin Mottet, a former executive director of the US Bishops' domestic anti-poverty program, ...
View ArticleRich portrait revealed by Henri Nouwen’s intimate letters
Priest and missionary, Henri Nouwen, eschewed dogma and judgment in favour of a personal, ...
View ArticleProfessor Richard Sherlock, from Mormon to Catholic
Richard Sherlock attended a Mass in Rome in 2010 as a Mormon, for an international conference on ...
View ArticleCalifornia diocese enters 'new era' of sustainable energy
A diocese in Monterey in California has become electrified by the subject of energy use, ...
View ArticleJesus: 'Stand up and go; your faith has saved you'
Luke 17:11-19 As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and ...
View ArticleTrying to keep God as a universal, not tribal, presence
"I was blessed to grow up in a very sheltered environment. We all knew each other, all went to ...
View ArticleNear miss inspired forensic career in rebuilding saints' faces
A grazed bullet wound to the head when his family was robbed inspired Brazilian Cicero Moraes to ...
View ArticleRebekah puts her pacifism into practice in Iraq
University student Rebekah Dowling is putting her pacifist beliefs into practice by joining ...
View ArticleAmoris Laetitia a 'consensus document' rooted in tradition
Washington's Cardinal Donald Wuerl has questioned why some choose to criticise Amoris Laetitia, ...
View ArticleSr Rosemary tries to save the world, one woman at a time
Rosemary Nyirumbe wasn’t kidnapped, sold as a sex slave, or given as a reward to military men. ...
View ArticlePastor who preferred to tell stories instead of preaching
Fr Tim Power didn’t lecture or teach. He didn’t quite preach. Instead, he told stories, ...
View ArticleFictional conclave full of outrageous twists and turns
Conclave opens with the death of a pope, obviously based on Pope Francis. And as it is in real ...
View Article'We can never understand another’s experience of dying'
"One of the biggest gifts we can give each other is to validate someone’s expression of ...
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