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Doctrinal chief dismisses idea of ‘fraternal correction’ of pope
The Catholic Church is "very far" from a situation in which the pope is in need of "fraternal correction" because he has not put...
Anna Krohn: brand “me” could learn a lot from the Holy Name
This Boxing Day, the anonymous wizards behind Facebook proclaimed in a jolly post that, “Today Christmas is over!”
Nothing could demonstrate so succinctly the growing...
Young adult’s dark drug and alcohol past becomes asset in ministry
By any measure, Scott Weeman seems contented.
All of the pieces of his life seem to have fallen into place.
The 31-year-old American is a newlywed,...
Chris Gordon: the time to break free from porn addiction is now
Pornography addiction is a huge problem. It is becoming a pandemic. In most Western countries, including Australia, approximately 70% of men are porn addicts....
Margaret Somerville: denial of ‘scope creep’ and abuse in euthanasia
For a long time, it’s puzzled me how proponents of the legalisation of euthanasia can confidently claim, as they do, that in the Netherlands...
Mark Shea: praying to action figures
Here is one of those odd stories that makes me wonder how it reached a global news network. Could be true. Could be urban...
Herod and the Magi
It being Epiphany and all, I thought it might be good to spend a bit of time on the story that Matthew related concerning...
Oh, such depravity. Tell me more!
When I heard that the state of California had legalised child prostitution, I held my breath. Strange stories do come from the west coast....
Masterpiece or misfire? What to make of Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Silence
Religious themes return to the big screen with the US release of director Martin Scorsese’s Silence on the 22nd of December (Australians will have...
