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Don't Dismiss A Film As Bad, Just
Page 4 from 4th February 2000because there's no nihil obstat Fr Peter Malone argues that although several new releases with Catholic themes will offend some, they do reveal......

Doubts
Page 11 from 18th May 2001queries Father Richard Barrett answers readers' questions Q. In our parish newsletter recently there was a notice to the effect that general......

`the Media Treat Benedict Xvi Unfairly'
Page 7 from 24th April 2009Britain's brilliant ambassador to the Holy See talks to Ed West about seminary, Blair and when the Pope will come to Britain I 1 have to confess I......

Bishops Ruled By Fear
Page 5 from 25th July 2003J esus, in the course of his ministry, said "Do not be afraid!" more often than he commanded us to "love one another". . This is because he knew......

Bishops' Agency Backs Sex Education For Catholic Primary...
Page 1 from 31st October 2008BY ANNA ARCO CATHOLIC primary schools should teach sex and relationship education, an agency of the bishops of England and Wales has said. The......

Doubts
Page 10 from 24th November 2000queries Father Richard Barrett answers readers' questions Is THE FUNERAL MASS meant to be a religious festival saying farewell to the deceased, a......

Christian In-fighting Stokes The Embers Of Sectarianism
Page 10 from 13th April 2007When our ecumenical partners call for the abolition of Catholic schools they unwittingly align themselves with the destructive forces of......

Pope Prays Beside Mufti During Mosque Visit
Page 7 from 8th December 2006Benedict XVI delights Turkish Muslims by pausing for 'a personal, intimate prayer' during a visit to Istanbu.'s celebrated Blue Mosque VISIT TO......

Has The Church Taken Leave Of Its Senses?
Page 6 from 16th November 2001T he Catholic Church has been lambasted in the past for trig "too baroque", too packed with kitsch, too like "the inside of a pub". In their own......

In Search Of The Green Man
Page 9 from 27th July 2007Susan Hegedus explores how this mysterious figure found his way into Catholic churches T he once Catholic medieval churches found throughout......