Christianity
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Pope Francis on the most important thing that can happen to a person
Addressing nine boys who received their first communion after confirmation on Sunday at the Parish of St Cyril of Alexandria in Rome, Pope Francis said: 'The most important thing that can happen to a person is to encounter Jesus: the...
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A sermon for Remembrance Sunday
The picture is of Frederick Temple who was Bishop of Exeter from 1869 until 1885 before becoming Bishop of London and then Archbishop of Canterbury in 1897 going on to conduct Queen Victoria's funeral. I quoted him and...
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The case against same-sex marriage
DUBLIN, November 06, 2013 Responding to the Irish Cabinet’s decision November 5 to hold a referendum on the issue of same-sex “marriage”, Bishop Denis Nulty said the debate is “not about equality or about the false separation of a religious view of...
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The task for parents and godparents
Speaking at Prince George's baptism this Wednesday 23 October 2013 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, London, Archbishop Justin Welby said that George's parents and godparents had a 'simple task': to make sure that he knew who Jesus...
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Pope Francis on life before and after Christ
In his sermon yesterday morning in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis stressed the need for Christians who are on the path of sanctification and not ‘halfway Christians.’ Pope Francis reflected on the first reading from the...
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My response to Sam Harris’s “The Moral Landscape”
Nearly three years after Sam Harris's The Moral Landscape was published in English, Sam has issued a public challenge. Anyone who believes that his case for a scientific understanding of morality is mistaken is invited to prove it in...
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Pope Francis and the evangelical pastor
In off the cuff remarks yesterday, Pope Francis told crowds in St Peter's Square that he spent roughly 40 minutes praying with an evangelical pastor before leaving his residence where both prayed to seek unity among Christians. “We Catholics must pray with each other and other...
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Pope Francis on ‘the eyes of the soul’
VATICAN CITY, April 26, 2013 Staff members from the Vatican Typography, the Vatican Labour Office and Vatican State Police attended the daily Mass celebrated by Pope Francis yesterday. During his sermon, the Pope spoke from John’s Gospel on Jesus’ words to his disciples:...
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Pope Francis to young people: Don’t be afraid to dream great things!
Here is a translation of part of what Pope Francis said at his weekly General Audience address in St. Peter’s Square yesterday: In the square, I saw today there are many young people. Is it so? Are there very many young...
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From the Boston bombings to a civilization of love
Here is the text of the sermon preached by Cardinal Seán O'Malley, archbishop of Boston, on Sunday 21 April 2013 at a Mass for the repose of the souls of those who died as a result of the bombings at...
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