A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Topic: Halloween
The best counter to the Halloween juggernaut? Purgatory
Posted on Monday, 31 October 2011
The trashy ‘festivity’ of Halloween has risen to prominence because we are unable to face the idea of the “Church Suffering’
Debate: Can Catholics take the horror out of Halloween?
Posted on Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Can smiley pumpkins, window lights and saints’ costumes really replace pointy hats, plastic fangs and pasty make-up?
Bishops’ Halloween advice: dress children up as saints, not witches
Posted on Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Pumpkins should have smiley expressions and have crosses cut into the foreheads, according to a campaign endorsed by bishops
Halloween is commercial and unnecessary. Can’t we give it a rest?
Halloween is a post-Christian celebration which compels us to buy things which we don’t need. We should return to our Christian roots and throw All Saints parties instead.