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Finding grace in the presence of evil

September 23, 2022

I am not suggesting that any person is evil. But having had the protective cloak of Roe removed, it is clear that a substantial percentage of pro-abortion advocates seek not simply to protect the purported autonomy of women, but rather to celebrate the killing of (or legality of killing) unborn children

Being pro-life, like being Christian: It’s about what you do, not what you protest

July 09, 2021

A friend had taken a perilous road trip, to save a family in danger of being killed. My friend’s a pro-life activist, who stands outside abortion clinics and talks to people in a friendly way. If expectant mothers going into the clinic are willing, she befriends them, and she gets them what they need so

Getting Sin Right

January 18, 2021

Honest depictions of misdeeds and their repercussions happen so rarely, but the National Gallery got it right, says Melanie McDonagh

‘At Christmas, God comes to find us and save us,’ says Pope Francis

December 07, 2016

During a morning Mass homily, the Pope prayed for the grace 'to await Christmas sincerely recognising our wounds and sins'

The papal broadcast that healed my suffering

June 01, 2016

The words of Pope Pius XII helped me to understand the seriousness of sin

God is greater than our sins, Pope Francis tells faithful

March 30, 2016

The Pope was speaking during his latest general audience in St Peter's Square

Sins of the saints

August 06, 2015

Augustine was not the only saint to have ‘once been a great sinner’. Beyond the hagiographies many lived lives of great scandal

Cardinal O’Brien can’t be exiled forever

March 23, 2015

The Church may be quite good at handing out punishments, but seems less good in letting some sinners know they are forgiven

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