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Prayers for ChinaWhile the situation of the Catholic Church in China has not been normal for many decades, in very recent times it appeared that the lot of Chinese Catholics was improving.
Save Darfur Now
Mother Nature’s fury, as we have experienced in our own nation in the aftermath of hurricanes and tornadoes, devastates communities.
Articles
Of Human Life
Thirty-eight years after its publication, the encyclical Humanae Vitae is once again causing a stir.
Pope and Abbot
When Joseph Ratzinger chose Benedict XVI as his papal name, commentators quickly and correctly pointed out its significance.
The Ordinary Way of Benedict
It does not take parents very long to realize that they teach their children not so much by what they say as by who they are.
Silent Tsunamis
Large-scale humanitarian crises of various kinds periodically rivet the attention of the world.
Believe Me if You Like
I had a big decision to make when I was 12: French or Spanish?
Woodys World
Woody Allen’s latest film, “Match Point,” is probably one of the most explicitly atheistic films in the history of American cinema.
Books and Culture
Books
What does going to Mass on Sunday have to do with going to work on Monday?
Books
It may well be a curse rather than a blessing to be described as a religious or spiritual poet todaynot simply because in a secular, or p
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