Harry Potter in good faith
Is it possible that Pope Benedict, a Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, really takes a dim view of JK Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books?
July 2005
The fight against terror
Even with the benefit of some distance since this month’s terror outrage in London, it is difficult to come to terms with the reality that civilians are...
The pope and Zimbabwe
Pope Benedict is a man of tact and nuance. Where his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, had a tendency towards blunt talk, Benedict is a refined diplomat.
How grand is it to be a grand-parent?
What does it take to become a grandparent? Nothing really. It is one of the things that happens to one and of which there are undoubted consequences....
Keeping the youth in Church
This week, two concerned voices add to the discussion concerning the exodus of young people from the Catholic Church, one that does not always receive the requisite...
