Get thee to a brokerage: German nuns trade their way up
For more than a century, the Mariendonk nunnery in Germany financed itself by selling milk and ...
View ArticleWhen the end comes, make sure you have loved well
"Our real worry should not be that the world might suddenly end or that we might unexpectedly ...
View ArticleJesus said: 'Go and tell John what you hear and see ...'
MT 11:2-11 When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his ...
View ArticleVatican's new sexual education program
The Vatican has launched its new sexual education program, The Meeting Point, which draws on ...
View ArticleFrom Edmund Rice Camps to university - and back
Sudanese refugee Anei Thou, now studying at university, wants to give back to the Edmund Rice ...
View ArticleCandidate wakes up France's dormant Catholic voters
France's new conservative presidential candidate has tapped into his country's silent Catholic ...
View ArticleWhy walking the Camino will change you
"The Camino to Santiago in Spain is a very Catholic pilgrimage, but you don't have to be a ...
View ArticleComing to terms with the end of the monasteries
"Lucy Beckett’s fine historical novel, The Time Before You Die, offers an exceptionally useful ...
View ArticleGlobal Jesuit leader broke with tradition by resigning
Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach, who led the worldwide Jesuit order from 1983 to 2008, and who broke ...
View ArticleAdvent a reminder of how sacred music lifts our spirits
Music can be the gentle lure that helps welcome those who have become distant from the Church, ...
View ArticleLike water for olives: Jerusalem Sisters dig a little deeper
The Benedictine Sisters of Our Lady of Calvary in old Jerusalem have turned into plumbers as they ...
View Article'Joseph, do not be afraid to take Mary into your home ...'
MT 1:18-24 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed ...
View ArticleContinuum: From silence to stories to the Word of God
"The 21st-century world is a babble of voices all saying, 'Listen to me.' Somewhere in it all is ...
View ArticleCatholic Relief head looks back on five years in the job
One of the most significant lay women leaders in the Church, Carolyn Woo, is CEO of Catholic ...
View ArticleAdam now up there with God, instead of Cazaly
Once an aspiring AFL footballer, Adam Crouch has been ordained a priest by Bishop Pat Power at St ...
View ArticleAs he rurns 80, Francis has firm direction for his flock
When Francis celebrates his 80th birthday on Saturday, it will be a moment to reflect on a papacy ...
View ArticleWhat Francis' favourite film tells us about the Church he wants
Pope Francis has said often that is favourite film is Babette’s Feast. It might be because the ...
View ArticleUnconventional priest was passionate about faith, music
Fr Brian Hingerty was a singular figure. He remained a priest throughout his life, though not a ...
View ArticleThe Virgin and the six saints hidden in a church basement
For perhaps 50 years, Seattle’s St James Cathedral hid a secret. Carefully tucked away in the ...
View ArticleExodus, Romanovs, hillbillies, and ISIS: A feast of reading
George Weigel asks readers to take a stand against the electrification of reading as he ...
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