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"I had an abortion for the same reason - bad timing, partner didn't want the...
Vicky Pryce, charged with perversion of justiceVicky Pryce has been found guilty of perversion of justice, and could have been sentenced to life (the biggest sentence anyone can get for this crime),...
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Somebody who should have been born is gone
The Abortion by Anne SextonSomebody who should have been born is gone. Just as the earth puckered its mouth, each bud puffing out from its knot,I changed my shoes, and then drove south. Up past the...
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The case for Cardinal Zen to be elected Pope
‘The Communists have always one policy that is to control the Church, and since they cannot accept double loyalty: loyalty to the country and loyalty to one’s religion. They want to separate Chinese...
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Happy All Saints' Day... Did you know that All Saints' Day used to be...
This video comes from New Jersey's Pat and Mary, a married couple who 'love history'. The dancing brain at the start of their videos shows that they do not take themselves so seriously as to be...
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Francis: Portrait of the Pope as a young man and as young Jesuit tested in...
Just before Christmas 1936, Regina Bergoglio gave birth to her first child, who she named Jorge, which is Spanish for George. As she held her baby boy in the intense sunshine of an Argentinean summer,...
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Margaret Thatcher: the first time she ever saw the Northern Irish Parties...
Phyllis Bowman wrote the following:"The only time in the past that a Conservative Government whipped on an abortion amendment was in 1990. A group of Labour MPs sought to introduce an amendment to the...
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Cardinal O’Malley urges Ireland to stand up to abortion lobby
Cardinal Seán O’Malley has urged Ireland to stand up to the “great pressure” it faces to legislate on abortion, saying it should be proud of its pro-life heritage.His comments came as Irish MPs...
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Cardinal O'Malley: "Because the Gospel of Life is the centerpiece of the Church’s social doctrine and because we consider abortion a crime against humanity, the Catholic Bishops of the United States...
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Cardinal O'Malley speaks out against abortions for baby girls, advocates...
The rectory behind Boston Cathedral has scaffolding and is in the process ofbeing partially re-built. As I walk towards it, the interior locution givento St Francis from God rings in my ears, “Francis,...
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Over 15 years ago Gretchen Potter started gathering hats as a way to entertain her granddaughters. Now, she has quite the collection of hats that she puts to good use.
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I contributed a few lines to Bob Moynihan's new biography of Pope Francis
Robert Moynihan, editor of Inside the Vatican has just published a biography of Pope Francis entitled, Pray For Me. When he was writing the book, Robert Moynihan got in touch with The Catholic Herald...
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Three blogs by three young Catholics just added to my blog list
A friend asked me why I say, 'there are young Catholic bloggers blogging around Britain', but then don't have more links on my blog to young Catholics writing on the walls of the blogosphere. Mea...
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Spiritual Simplicity
A Miraculous Medal graces the side of my vintage tea-pot Adding a small giver-of-grace which is unobtrusive can be quite easy. I put a miraculous medal onto a vintage tea pot that I'm very fond of. The...
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The best explication of abortion that I have ever read
Blessed Mother Teresa: “The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human...
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My evening at the Oratory to hear Charles Moore’s talk on Thatcher
I’ve just attended a very stirring talk at the Oratory, given by Charles Moore, former editor of The Daily Telegraph and the official biographer of Margaret Thatcher. The talk was organised by the...
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Raymond Arroyo on how Mother Angelica founded a TV network against all odds
Last night, near London Bridge, in the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Raymond Arroyo gave a scintillating talk about Mother Angelica’s trials and graces in setting up a TV studio. She decided to...
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The histrionic reaction to the Pope missing the concert is unfair
I seem to be in a very lonely position as someone who is not criticising Papa Francesco for missing the concert on Saturday night, June 22nd. Some more conservative Catholics are up in arms that...
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Journalists have a duty to ‘point the finger’ when there is scandal
Raymond Arroyo has given some of his best years to being an anchor on a Catholic television network. And when you meet him it becomes clear that he has made a choice to prioritise Catholic television...
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Writing about Padre Pio: how it influences real life
“You don’t write about Padre Pio anymore…”People have been querying me as to why it’s been some time since I wrote about Padre Pio. One reason is because I fear offending people. My more liberal...
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