Focus
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Jesus didn’t back down from proclaiming the Gospel
Apr 11, 2014
The Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed are summary statements of what Christians believe. Although the wording in these two creeds is somewhat different – the Nicene Creed is longer – they express the same essential beliefs of the faith.
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Pavithra, a Brahmin Hindu who is converting to Catholicism: “Without Christ we are nothing ”
Apr 02, 2014
"Naturally drawn towards Christianity" following a spiritual journey that has culminated in the decision to " follow Christ because without him we are nothing".
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Groaning beyond words — our deeper way of praying
Apr 02, 2014
When we no longer know how to pray, the Spirit, in groans too deep for words, prays through us.
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Food for thought
Apr 02, 2014
Last year, Easter brought with it a new pope, and the new pope brought with him a classic, timeless message: “Christ is risen!”
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For Christians, death leads toward, not away, from life
Apr 02, 2014
The household’s older children erupted into endless shrieks of delight when the phone call came from the hospital announcing the birth of their baby sister and our newest grandchild. Two of the children, overwhelmed by excitement, raced out the door to tell the good news to their neighbours.
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The life of Christians extends beyond death
Apr 02, 2014
The book A New Catechism: Catholic Faith for Adults, also known as the Dutch Catechism, tells the story of Christian missionaries who visited a pagan king.
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Combat the ‘epidemic plague’ of porn by becoming pure
Mar 27, 2014
The growth of pornography use, particularly on the internet, is “a matter of utmost urgency for every son and father today,” Bishop Paul Loverde of the Catholic diocese of Arlington, Virginia said in a letter to his flock released this week.
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What dark nights do for us
Mar 27, 2014
After Mother Teresa died, her diaries revealed something that shocked many people, namely, during the last sixty years of her life, from age 27 until she died at age 87, she struggled to imagine that God existed and had no affective experience of either the person or the existence of God.
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Pope Francis, Obama have much in common
Mar 27, 2014
Pope Francis and President Obama met at the Vatican on Thursday, March 27.
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Trust in politicians is at an all-time low ...when inequality is at an all time high
Mar 27, 2014
The riots and demonstrations in Cairo in 2011, and the similar breakdown in public order in Kiev last month, were both fuelled by popular resentment at corruption.



Sunday Reflection
Setting the world on fire: Jesus’ mission and ours
Jesus’ way of establishing God’s reign on earth was not the way of violence. He emphatically rejected the politics of violent revolution adopted by the Zealots.