Communion after remarriage
Pope Francis has suggested that he wants the Church to be more merciful towards Catholics who divorce and remarry. He...
January 2014
How to stick to new year’s resolutions
I love hymn number 644 in the Celebration Hymnal for Everyone, Davids Psalm 96: Sing a new song unto the Lord;...
The Church in globalised times
Although international relations are inevitable in today’s globalised world, some people are still ambivalent about them, owing especially to the...
Mass Readings January 19-26, 2014
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, January 19, Second Sunday Isaiah 49:3, 5-6, Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10,...
Movie Reviews: 12 Years a Slave/ Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
12 Years a Slave By Joseph McAleer, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – If you thought Alex Haley’s “Roots”...
Pope: Persecuted Christians must hunker down, hold tight to God, hope
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Christians facing difficulties and discrimination, especially in the Middle East,...
Moral poverty of racist attackers
From Joste Braake, East London I have just read the article titled “Priest: I forgive racist attackers” (January 1), and...
A cry for peace
Pope Francis will visit the Holy Land in May to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic embrace of Pope...
NCR ends online comments
Recently the National Catholic Reporter announced that it is ending online comments to its articles because too many are vicious...
