Woman, Survives after Reading the Bible to her AttackerA Bible may have helped a woman survive in the face of a horrific crime. Last Wednesday, Lindsay Wood, a 32-year-old woman from Shelby, North Carolina, had only just retu...
US State Department: Tourists to Israel Advised to Dress ModestlyJerusalem: The U.S. State Department is advising visitors to Jerusalem to dress modestly when visiting certain neighborhoods, or to avoid the areas entirely, in hopes of ...
Slave or FreeFebruary 6, 2012 – Slave or Free? 16 [Live] as free people, [yet] without employing your freedom as a pretext for wickedness; but [live at all times] as servants o...
We are not a mega-churchPrompted by reading a newspaper article on how “church is cool”… We are not a mega-church. In fact, yesterday there were probably less than a dozen of u...
Wishes of youth and the winds of war - I was a soldier onceFor the last week or so I have been reading Ranulph Fiennes amazing book 'My Heroes' (see the link below).
It tells the stories of various brave and courageous women and...
Israel Antiquities Authority National Treasures OnlineIn via BibleX: I am not sure how long this has been out, but being able to view the Israel Antiquities Authority treasures online is new to me. You can apparently explore...
The Queen's Christian faith puts our bishops to shameDamian Thompson writes in The TelegraphThis might seem a strange thing for a Catholic to say, but I often think that the Queen is the most impressive religious leader in...
The Failures of NewmanFr Peter Cornwell was the vicar of St Mary’s–the University Church at Oxford during my time there. He resigned, like Newman before him, to become a Catholic, ...
The Earliest Manuscript of Mark's Gospel?Near Emmaus: According to Daniel B. Wallace the earliest manuscript of the Gospel of Mark has been discovered (see "Ehrman vs. Wallace: Round Three"). He writes the follo...
Massive support to end smacking ban: Some parents say it would have prevented summer riotsOne in three parents scared to smack for fear of getting into trouble with the authoritiesTwo in three blame the 'no hitting' law for riotsSimon Walters in MailOnline5th ...
Não Jogue fora Peças do Quebra Cabeças de Sua Vida.Temos a tendência e condicionamento de rotular os fatos como tragédias e êxitos. Na realidade, ao abraçar os êxitos com tanto entusiasmo exagerado...
Hair-Raising RideLast month I travelled as a passenger in a car / automobile in the Eastern Cape. We went tearing at 130km/h over 100km/h roads with deep ditches at both sides, dodging an...
Financial RecoveryOur Church has seen an extraordinary financial recovery this year (that's the financial year, March to February). If we had continued the trend of our first half year, we...
Obama vs The ChurchThis cartoon is doing the rounds in the US ...
Pope Benedict 'Considering' Irish VisitThe Irish Times: Pope Benedict would visit Ireland "soon rather than later" and was "actively considering" an invitation from the Irish Catholic Church, the Archbishop of...
Let people wear cross with pride, urge bishopsQuite appalling that this needs to be debated at allThree bishops will this week lead calls for the Church of England to make a public statement standing up for the right...
Same sex marriage is a legal can of wormsChristian Medical Comment04/01/12The Prime Minister intends to legalise same sex marriage and is launching a consultation in March to ask how.But very little has so far b...
A Picture to Meditate OnJust take a few moments and meditate on this picture. With all the overwhelming evil in our world right now, do not forget that God’s Almighty Hand is still in co...
Humility: The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee[Today] is called the “Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.” On the eve of this day, on Saturday at Vespers, the liturgical book of the lenten season R...
Do Angels use NicknamesAs I write this at a local coffee shop the coffee-cup placemats ask a question: "If there was a book about your life, what would the title be?” I guess the answer w...
Today's Homily - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (2012)[The lessons are here] Jesus the healer. In the Gospel lesson today we are given a glimpse into the life of Jesus as He goes about healing everyone who came to him to ...