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Dan Brown — that well known publicity agent for Opus Dei — has been working on a script that was leaked to Fr Richard Umbers, a priest of Opus Dei working in Sydney . . . This is a work of parody by Richard Umbers using characters from The Da Vinci...
This is a tiresome and silly book, especially for Catholic readers who have a thought-through understanding of their living Faith. But it is marketed as “A New York Times Bestseller” and as “Crystal-clear, constantly engaging, and enjoyable.” Its relevance for readers...
An Historic Book Inaugurating a New Era of Theological Exegesis Although this is a substantial book, it can be read straight through. In reading its nine chapters, all focusing on one perspective, the reader is led on steep paths towards a captivating encounter with...
One of the distinctive things about this Pope is his willingness to speak without a prepared text, and his willingness to dialogue. The chief benefit of this book is precisely this. It is an extended expression of the Pope’s candid responses across a wide range of...
The following paper is reproduced because it demonstrates the powerful resources in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for answering what is really a foundational assault on Catholic moral theology. Spending time with this paper has to...
G. K. Chesterton was a prolific writer on all manner of subjects, and my particular focus will be on one vital part of his life and thought; namely, his inner life or spirituality. When Chesterton was asked to explain why he had become a Catholic, a step which he took...
In 2002 I had a book published called Giving Sorrow Words, I wrote it because two women told me their stories about abortion within a week of each other. They were really suffering, still in shock. They had no idea abortion could do that to you. I wondered how many...
As I write these words I have just returned to the parish, having made my annual retreat with a group of about twenty priests. There were the usual elements in any clergy retreat: Holy Mass; Liturgy of the Hours; Eucharistic adoration; devotions; spiritual...