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The Priest And The Battered Bab
Page 3 from 13th September 1985A 1.1. TO frequently the case of a child dying at the hands of his or her parents reaches the headlines. We read, if we can bear to do so, the......
Nuclear Arms A 'must'
Page 4 from 20th June 1980MY OPPONENTS really should not misrepresent the teaching of the Church on defence and nuclear warfare to the extent that they do. John Gurden says......
The Handmaiden Of Christ
Page 5 from 30th November 1984Conrad Pepler OP tells of a woman who combined a life of prayer with an unflagging zeal for justice. WHEREVER the poor are to be found, there as......
Polish Church Still Clutching A Major Trump Card
Page 3 from 26th June 1987The Polish authorities have censored a bishops' plea for greater freedoms which echoed Pope John Paul's words during his recent visit. Noel Clark,......
When Freedom And Justice Are Empty Words
Page 7 from 24th February 1989SANCTITY OF LIFE Jesuit provincial Fr Michael Campbell-Johnston reflects on violence in our Lenten series HOW can the use of violence be squared......
When Deterrence Is Deferrence
Page 5 from 17th March 1989SANCTITY OF LIFE In the sixth of our Lenten meditations, Fr Owen Hardwicke, co-ordinator of Pax Christi's International Commission on Security and......
Defying Death By `capucha'
Page 5 from 13th October 1989Sarah Stewart looks at the sharp increase in violence in El Salvador's civil war THE young man sat at the kitchen table in a home in a wealthy......
The Man Who Defied Hitler
Page 5 from 1st August 1986"WHEN THE commission of sin becomes one's sacred duty," the historian Reinhold Schneider wrote, "there remains nothing else to do but to refuse and......
Sending Out The Economic Gunboats To Pretoria
Page 3 from 14th June 1985Donald Woods examines moves in the United States Congress to impose economic sanctions on South Africa LEGISLATION now emanating from the US......
Imposing Spiritual Sanctions On Apartheid
Page 3 from 4th October 1985Kasia Giedroyc summarises Challenge to the Church: The Kairos Document "THE TIME has 'bine. The moment of truth has arrived. South Africa has......