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Priest saves baby with a Facebook cry for help
Fr Thomas found out that a couple were planning to abort their baby – because they had learnt that the baby had Down’s Syndrome. An idea struck Fr Thomas – as he told MatthewArchbold of The Catholic...
View ArticleInterview with Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Brown, "the child protection...
Last September '12, Archbishop Brown gave me a very candid interview on his own faith journey, and how he discovered his religious vocation while trekking in the Himalayas. In his interview with...
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I love the Tridentine Mass but that doesn't stop me loving Pope Francis
In a post for The Catholic Herald, I argue that it's possible to go to the Tridentine Mass regularly, and be a supporter of Pope Francis.
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95 years ago today, Queen Victoria's granddaughter was shot dead...
After spending some years living in London, it's very much impressed upon me that many of the city's most celebrated places owe their existence to Queen Victoria's reign. In one day, I can wander...
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Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to the future king!
Congratulations, Will and Kate! Their little chap was born weighing 8lbs 6oz. Will was present for the 11 hour birth. The London Eye lights up in blue, red and white, to mark the occasion of the Royal...
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Ireland’s abortion bill has rendered the constitution meaningless
In a post that I've written for The Catholic Herald, I argue that Enda Kenny (or, Enda Life as I prefer to call him) has undermined the Constitution so much that it is now a stack of white pages...
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Today’s Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady will poke the...
On The Catholic Herald website, I wrote that practising Catholics must not hold lapsed Catholics in contempt. This is in light of the today's Consecration of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I...
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I thought we should hit Assad hard, but Pope Francis has changed my mind...
Over at The Catholic Herald, I chart my change of heart on Syria. Pope Francis sending out a call for peace on Sunday, September 1st
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A friend going under the knife...
Hello Everyone, A friend of mine is soon to have a serious operation. I invite you to join me in praying to the Infant Jesus of Prague the my friend's time on the operating table will mean that they...
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Fr Ray Blake described the reality of helping the poor. He should be...
Visit The Catholic Herald to learn why the recent trials of Fr Ray Blake show, discussing the grubby nature of actually helping the poor is a tricky business.Fr Ray is considering putting a stop to his...
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"Getting arrested saved my life"
Few people would be grateful for having spent 10 years in prison. But JamesBishop was imprisoned for a decade, and hails it as a lifesaver. “Getting arrested saved my life,” he says. “Had I not been...
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We urgently need to re-orientate the debate about Natural Fertility Awareness
On The Catholic Herald website, I have a post on Natural Fertility Awareness. The mere mention of Natural Fertility Awareness (NFA), often referred to as Natural Family Planning (NFP), causes some...
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Mother Antonia: from successful businesswoman in Beverly Hills to God's...
Mary Clarke was an affluent blonde bombshell who lived the American dream to the full. But she found a life of glamour in Beverly Hills to be lacking and swapped it for a grim 10ft by 10ft prison cell,...
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The woman who made Audrey Hepburn - and me - look good
Thanks to the Google doodle above, that celebrated the 116th anniversary of her birth, I learned of Edith Head. The short, bespectacled costume designer who won 8 Academy Awards. More than any other...
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As bishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis didn't make his own priests wait
In October, Pope Francis performed his first Episcopal ordinations. In his sermon, Francis urged the newly consecrated archbishops, to "always respond immediately when a priest calls... Never let a...
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Celebrated comedy writer Tom Leopold on his conversion to Catholicism: “I...
"I am a fan, but not a mad fan,” I assure Tom Leopold when we meet for coffee on a foggy day in west London. Leopold is a renowned comedy writer who wrote sketches for Bob Hope and worked on Seinfeld,...
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Why Michael Fassbender is such a good actor: his performance in The...
As soon as The Counsellor opened in London, a Spanish friend and I sprinted over to the Fulham cinema. My friend has fellow Spaniard Penélope Cruz’s interests at heart. And I’m from Munster, so...
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Margaret Thatcher’s years in the dating trenches
23 years ago today, on November 22, 1990 Mrs Thatcher resigned. Daniel Hannan says that some of his colleague still refer bleakly to the anti-Thatcher Tory MPs as "the November criminals". While the...
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It's true what they say about Daniel Radcliffe...
Just recently, friends of mine introduced me to Daniel Radcliffe. Yes, the very man, of Harry Potter fame. "Please call me Dan, Mary" is the first thing that he said to me. "I will call you Dan", was...
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