Of millstones and strange flesh
BY Alan Fimister
“Western mass media is extraordinarily effective in fostering within the general public enormous sympathy for beliefs and practices that are…
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Religion and the abortion campaign (2)
BY Ann Farmer
As we have seen, the British campaign for abortion emerged from the eugenics movement, whose members believed society was “breeding…
READ MOREEfficacious prayer: on the fifth Sunday after Easter
BY Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalene OCD
From Divine IntimacyPreludeO Jesus, make me understand that my prayer is of no avail unless it is made in Your…
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BY José Antonio Ureta
In just over two weeks, the Church, which seemed submerged in the throes of agony, has shown unexpected vitality, proving…
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BY M. l'abbé Gagey
From his notes on the third article of the Apostles’ Creed in the Catechism of the Council of Trent, Vol…
READ MOREThe Gift of the Holy Ghost: sermon on the fourth Sunday after Easter
BY a Dominican Friar
“He shall glorify me, because he shall receive of mine.”This Sunday being four weeks after Easter, and only three before…
READ MOREHabemus … Whom? The stakes in choosing Peter’s next successor
BY Fr Serafino Maria Lanzetta
What do the cardinals want, a successor of Francis or of Peter? This is a fundamental question that must be…
READ MORESaint Joseph and the Conclave of May 2025
In the third week after Easter, the Church’s liturgy reminds us of how the risen Jesus consolidates the nascent Church…
READ MORE“Again a little while”: sermon on the third Sunday after Easter
BY a Dominican friar
“A little while and now you shall not see me; and again a little while, and you shall see me.”In…
READ MOREPublic support for euthanasia: a matter of eternal life and death
BY John Smeaton
On Easter Friday, the Catholic faithful gathered outside Parliament for a public recitation of the Rosary, in response to Voice…
READ MOREThe perfect manner and irresistible attractiveness of St Catherine of Siena
BY Algar Thorold
From the introduction of Thorold’s 1906 translation of The Dialogues of St Catherine of Siena.Midway between sky and earth hangs…
READ MOREWorth his wages: sermon on the feast of St Joseph the Worker
BY a Dominican Friar
“Wisdom rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way; and she was…
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