I recall years ago watching the film “Fatal Attraction.” Dan and Beth are happily married with a little girl. One weekend, when Beth is away, Dan has an affair with a woman he meets through work, called Alex. Dan saw it as being over, but Alex didn’t. In a series...
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Statement ‘The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland acknowledges organ donation after death as a noble and meritorious act to be encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity. It is a gift and a sign of great love for one’s neighbour. However, fundamental to the generous act of organ donation is its voluntary nature and, thus,...
I recommend this to anyone struggling with apparent contradictions between faith and science. Fr. Peter https://aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org/#science-faith-trailer
https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/03/my-adorable-jesus https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/03/good-news-after-a-very-bad-year
Introduction The Passion according to Saint John is possibly the greatest part of the entire Bible. In many ways it is unfathomable, not because we can’t get anything out of it, but precisely because we can get so much. It is an inexhaustible source of insight and understanding into the...
Our curiosity is piqued when we are told that someone has the “inside story.” In Washington, DC, the famous Georgetown University has a School of Foreign Affairs. In the autumn semester of 2005, I taught a course there on papal diplomacy. I remember one student saying to me that he...
Call to Prayer: Sunday 21st March 2021 Prayer @ 7pm On the Anniversary of the first Lockdown on the 23rd of March, we will undoubtedly reflect on all that has happened in the past year and acknowledge the profound impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had upon us personally and communally....
