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Meatless Fridays don’t have to be dull

September 16, 2011

As the faithful prepare once again to abstain from meat on Fridays, Fr Tim Gardner offers some lively flesh-free recipes

Debate: Six months on, what is the lasting legacy of the Pope’s visit to Britain?

March 11, 2011

Are Catholics still energised and renewed by the trip or has the momentum already been lost?

This Lent I’m going to make a big sacrifice

March 04, 2011

Looking back at my New Year's resolutions is profoundly disheartening. At least I get another chance at self-discipline

Now we’re restoring the Friday fast, can we have our Holy Days of Obligation back, too?

December 08, 2010

This year, Twelfth Night will be on day eight: give us a break

Debate: Should the Friday Fast be restored?

December 03, 2010

Or should it be left up to individual Catholics to observe?

Bishops seek to ‘revitalise’ Lent as season of penitence

December 03, 2010

General secretary of the English and Welsh bishops' conference is charged with finding ways of re-emphasising Lent as penitential season

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