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Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Magazine, News, United States |
You drive up the hill, through the narrow streets and short blocks of a typical working-class neighbourhood in an old eastern city. At the top, backed up against the ridge, …
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Read MoreSince its foundation in the eleventh century, the Order of Malta has cared for society’s most vulnerable. Today in over 100 countries its programmes support those in need. For example, …
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Read MoreOn Sunday 29 March, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia would enter stage three lockdown, with public gatherings limited to two people, and Australians over the age of 70 …
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Read MoreThe horse passports go into my pocket as I leave the house, just in case I get stopped on my way to do the feeding. For those of us with …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Cover Story, Features, Magazine, News |
All suspected sufferers confined to their homes with guards outside; those seriously ill taken to special isolation units (pest-houses); schools, theatres, and fencing and dancing lessons (and for that matter …
The post Saints and the plague: two heroes of a past pandemic appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | News, Pope and Holy See |
‘Another Vatican employee has tested positive and has been self isolating ever since his wife, who works in an Italian hospital, tested positive…’
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Read MoreThe pandemic Urbi et Orbi was a signal moment – perhaps the signature moment – in the pontificate of Pope Francis. Before last Friday evening, in the judgment of every …
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Read MoreMost of the time, when Catholics say that they don’t pray well, what they mean is they have a lack of feeling for it, or don’t receive an immediate reward. …
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Read MoreAs the coronavirus spreads, advice from public authorities continues to change. But one admonition remains constant. No matter what, we are told to “trust the experts”. At the March Democratic …
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Read MoreCatholic churches in the UK are now closed to the public. This is unprecedented in modern times, but it has happened before in time of plague. At the height of …
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Read MoreAny crisis or emergency brings out different personality traits in different individuals, and it’s interesting to observe family and friends all reacting in diverse ways to the present emergency. One …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Ecumenism and Interreligious dialogue, News |
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The post Vatican Message to Buddhists for Feast of Vesakh/Hanamatsuri 2019 appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreLiturgy for the housebound SIR – In the last few days, my husband and I have managed to watch Mass at three of the cathedrals where he has played the …
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Read More“In times of pandemic,” Pope Francis said on March 15, “[priests] mustn’t be the Don Abbondio of the situation.” The Pope’s words will probably mean very little to anybody except …
The post ‘Such is the power of charity!’ Manzoni’s novel of the plague appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreWith Dark Waters, director Todd Haynes brings back to life the real story of Robert Bilott, a corporate defence attorney based in Cincinnati, who, when presented with corporate malfeasance in …
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Read MoreThe sudden onset and spread of the coronavirus infection has reminded some people of another great epidemic that originated in the Far East, spread along the major trade routes to …
The post God’s whistle: a poet’s view of the Black Death appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreAccountability and Leadership in the Catholic Church By Brian Dive Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 220pp, £61.99/$78.95 Brian Dive is a management consultant, and his book is subtitled What Needs To Be …
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Read MoreBillionaire Wilderness By Justin Farrell Princeton, 392pp, £22/$15 Known as the Equality State, Wyoming is not quite the frontier state of our collective imagination. It hasn’t been for a long …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Life & Soul, Magazine, News |
Palm Sunday Is 50:4-7; Phil 26:6-11; Mt 26:14-27:66 (Year A) “And when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil. ‘Who is this?’ people asked, and the crowds answered, …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2020 | Life & Soul, Magazine, News |
With Palm Sunday we initiate Holy Church’s final self-emptying before her liturgical death with the Lord during the Sacred Triduum and her resurrection with Him at Easter. At the Lord’s …
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