Focus
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Conflating Christianity and Islam is an absurd response to terrorist atrocities
Jan 12, 2016
The first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo and kosher supermarket attacks in Paris has thrown up some commentary that has generated more heat than light.
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When right-to-die becomes duty-to-die: the chilling case of euthanasia in Belgium
Jan 11, 2016
The concept of “thin end of the wedge” is a standard one in moral argument.
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How to survive January, the secular season of penitence
Jan 11, 2016
January can be a penitential season like a compulsory Lent.
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Why can't Catholic couples write their own vows? This bishop explains.
Jan 10, 2016
The president of the Filipino bishops' conference has explained that couples are unable to write their own wedding vows because in the sacrament of marriage, it is Christ himself who is acting through the husband and wife.
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Why one bishop is putting tabernacles back in the center of churches
Jan 09, 2016
When Bishop Robert Morlino arrived as the new bishop for the Diocese of Madison, Wis. in 2003, he began quietly encouraging priests to promote more reverence towards the Blessed Sacrament – through more adoration, more reverent Masses, and moving tabernacles back to the center of churches.
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Food for Thought
Jan 08, 2016
In a Sept. 10, 2014, general audience, Pope Francis spoke of how the church "teaches us works of mercy."
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A work of mercy: Sometimes, it’s a wake-up call
Jan 08, 2016
Corporal and spiritual works of mercy can be defined, simply, as acts that offer God's compassion and mercy for those in need. Such actions, I would add, model the person and respond to the call of Jesus Christ.
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The works of mercy in baffling times
Jan 08, 2016
"This is the time for mercy." The present moment is the right time, a "favorable time," to practice the works of mercy -- "to heal wounds" and discover how to forgive and be reconciled with "everyone."
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Pope tells Roman Curia to Pope tells Roman Curia to "return to the essentials"
Jan 08, 2016
Pope Francis has urged the Roman Curia to “return to the essentials” and follow a path of gratitude, conversion, renewal, penance and reconciliation as indicated by the Year of Mercy.
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The Feast of the Epiphany is a time to proudly rejoice in Jesus
Jan 07, 2016
There can be a dangerous trap for our faith when we celebrate the Three Kings visiting the baby Jesus.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD