How to prepare well for Christmas
As the Christmas song goes: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” While Easter is the most important time...
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Two bishops dialogue with Catholic peace activists
During the US Catholic bishops’ general assembly in Baltimore this month, two bishops took time to share a simple supper...
Drones: judge, jury and executioner
By Tony Magliano The following should disturb us. On a sunny afternoon in October 2012, 68-year-old Mamana Bibi, while gathering...
Earth dangerously warming – and we are causing it
BY TONY MAGLIANO The recent and highly authoritative United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) report, “Climate Change 2013:...
Respect life – every life
Respect life! Every October the Catholic Church in the US issues this clarion call. But what exactly does it mean...
Injustice masquerading as justice
It’s downright unjust. The 35-year military prison sentence handed down to US Army Private Bradley Manning for leaking classified government files...
Negotiating peace before the trains collide
The Israelis and Palestinians are like two trains on the same track heading towards each other, said Maryknoll Father Jack Sullivan....
Nuclear weapons: A crime against God and humanity
“Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas along with their population...
Global warming: We better take it seriously
Reflecting on his new patron saint, Pope Francis said: “For me [St Francis of Assisi] is the man of poverty,...
