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A rallying cry to the Church by one of 20th century’s great intellectual converts: Elizabeth Anscombe’s iconic 1938 letter to the Catholic Herald
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September 02, 2019
Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/09/19
September 02, 2019
Asia Bibi has given her first interview since she went into exile. The healing of a woman at Knock “defies medical explanation”, a bishop has declared. A Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee, has reportedly banned the Harry Potter books. A bishop in the Philippines has appealed for a ban on homework at weekends. Nigerian police
Pope Francis condemns euthanasia as utilitarianism, not freedom
September 02, 2019
Euthanasia is a way of treating the human person as an object; while it may appear to give freedom, it is really a rejection of hope, Pope Francis told an oncology association on September 2. “The practice of euthanasia, which has already been legalized in several countries, only apparently aims to encourage personal freedom,” he
Jean Vanier shows the graceful way to accept failing health
September 02, 2019
Plough Publishing House, directed by the Bruderhof Community from Robertsbridge, East Sussex, is ecumenical in its published list, consistently highlighting authors from different Christian traditions who are united in the service of Gospel values. So it is no surprise to see that it has now republished Jean Vanier: Portrait of a Free Man by Anne-Sophie
Marian pilgrimage draws hundreds to abandoned town in Pennsylvania
September 02, 2019
About 500 pilgrims came to a small church on the side of a Pennsylvania mountain on August 25 to pray for peace. They gathered at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Centralia, which overlooks the remains of an area mostly evacuated more than 30 years ago because of a mine fire.
Do not act with tyranny towards God’s creation, Pope Francis says
September 02, 2019
In a message for Sunday’s World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to make simple changes to their lives so that God’s creation is treated with respect. “Too many of us act like tyrants with regard to creation. Let us make an effort to change and to adopt more simple
Pope freed by firefighters after being stuck in lift
September 02, 2019
Pope Francis begged the pardon of the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, explaining that he was late because he was stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to wait for help from firefighters. “First of all, I have to apologize for the delay, but there was an accident: I was locked in
How to explain the Annunciation to a child
September 02, 2019
What Catholic parent has not been faced by a child at some stage in their religious education stating “I don’t know if I believe in God”.  And what parent – perhaps especially a mother – has not suddenly been faced by the difficulty of presenting something seemingly abstract and invisible in a concrete way that
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