Who Was St Thomas More?
Saint Thomas More was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist—and a steadfast Catholic, a faithfulness...
December 2016
Mass Readings: 11 December – 18 December, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year A, Weekdays Cycle Year 3 3rd Sunday in Advent Sunday December 11, 3rd Sunday of Advent Isaiah...
Swiss Bishop to Priests: No last rites for patients seeking assisted suicide
A Swiss bishop has instructed Catholic priests not to give last rites to people suspected of seeking assisted suicide, following...
Why Mary Had to be Born Without Sin
The figure of Mary, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus of Nazareth, continues to provoke controversy and...
Can We Trust the Facts in the Gospels?
From biblical studies I know that the evangelists Matthew, Mark and Luke wrote their gospels perhaps between 30 and 50...
Amid the Darkness, Hold Fast to the Light of Hope
Christian hope is not the same as being optimistic about the future, but is knowing that whatever dark or frightening...
Pope to New Cardinals: Be Agents of Unity
The Catholic Church’s 17 new cardinals must dedicate their lives to being ministers of forgiveness and reconciliation in a world...
Doctors and Church leaders tell the Horrors of Life in Syria
Fifty percent of Syria’s hospitals and medical centres have been destroyed or looted and their staff kidnapped, tortured or slaughtered,...
‘The Church is not a Soccer Team Seeking Fans’
The Church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armour protecting a...
