Opening the door to death for the disabled
BY Ann Farmer
The BBC documentary, Better Off Dead, could not have been given a more apt title. Presented by disabled actor and…
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The mission of the Holy Spirit
BY Dom Columba Marmion
Extract from Christ in His Mysteries (1919)What indeed was the work of the Holy Spirit in the souls of the…
READ MOREAll power in heaven and earth: sermon on Trinity Sunday
BY a Dominican Friar
“And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.”What does it…
READ MOREWhat should a Catholic think about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict?
BY Alan Fimister
What should a Catholic think about the Israeli Palestinian conflict?Obviously both parties are by and large proceeding from a world-view…
READ MOREG K Chesterton, Joan of Arc and the merry month of May
BY Peter Newman
“Bowing down in blind credulity, as is my custom, before mere authority and the tradition of the elders, superstitiously swallowing…
READ MOREKeeping the commandments: sermon on Pentecost Sunday
BY a Dominican Friar
“If anyone love me, he will keep my word.”From this Sunday’s epistle, we can see that even before the coming…
READ MOREProposals to lower the upper limit for abortion are not pro-life
BY John Smeaton
Legislative proposals to lower the upper limit for abortion in Britain, backed by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales,…
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BY Liam Gibson
As the reality of the Second World War slowly recedes from living memory, its symbolic value continues to expand. However,…
READ MOREThe joy of the apostles: sermon on the Sunday after the Ascension
BY a Dominican Friar
“When the Paraclete cometh, whom I shall send you from the Father, he shall give testimony of me.”St Luke tells…
READ MOREThe errors of Russia
BY Maria Madise
The role of the Russian giant on the geopolitical stage is not one that could ever be ignored. But since…
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BY Dom Columba Marmion
From Christ in His Mysteries (1919)You will perhaps now ask how we can strengthen this Paschal grace within us. First of…
READ MOREPouring out our hearts: sermon on the fifth Sunday after Easter
BY a Dominican Friar
“If you will ask the Father anything in my name, he will give it you.”When I read our Lord’s words…
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