There are words of St Paul that often gnaw away at my conscience, especially on occasions as splendid as this. St Paul cries out: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel' (1 Cor 9:16). His warning troubles me, as I am sure it does many bishop...
by Brendan Gallagher
Rugy - at least outwardly - with its cursing, searing and a scarcely concealed intent to inflict legalised GBH on your opponent, at first glance seems incompatible with men of the cloth and God. And that's before you ...
It is a busy time in the Vocations world, as with some of our seminarians we go out to parishes and schools to see what we can do to help men discern the Lord's call to priesthood. These events are usually focused on the seminarians giving their...
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 UK Abortion Act, the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland, issued a joint statement on abortion.
This statement is addressed not only to Catholics of our countries, but more broadly to all pe...
The 500th anniversary of Luther's iconic nailing of his theses to the church door in Wittenberg provokes a mixed reaction in Catholic circles. Many of the principles of the Reformation were admirable. By the 1500s another purification of Christi...