In the period before the lockdown, religious leaders used that precious time to be too inward looking and seemingly less […]
Coronavirus: How Should Churches Respond? Read Post »
For many Catholics, this year’s Holy Week is an experience of “virtual church”—those truly observing the lockdown, or people like
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On March 21 we commemorated the 1960 Sharpeville massacre with Human Rights Day. What greater injustice to human rights can
The Catholic Church And Human Rights Read Post »
Purification, ritual cleansing and sacrifice are not words that we often hear used by Catholics these days. But, even if
Lent: A Detox of the Soul Read Post »
A cheesy cartoon from the 1970s had the slogan, “Love is… never having to say you are sorry”. I think that
Why Is It So Hard For Us To Say Sorry? Read Post »
It’s January. You are feeling the aftermath of the excesses of Christmas, New Year, gift-buying, partying and summer holidays. Your
New year, New Budget! Read Post »
The sight of people from the Amazon with traditional clothes and instruments participating in a Mass in one of Rome’s
From the Margins to the Centre Read Post »
When he announced the convening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII proclaimed that he wanted “to open the
Our Church Must be an Open Club Read Post »
As a society we are getting better at talking about all kinds of subjects that were once taboo: gender-based violence,
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