Whatever the commerical overtones, Father’s Day is worth celebrating
Yesterday was Father’s Day. People often comment that this particular celebration is an American import (rather like Trick or Treat at Halloween) and driven by commerce more than anything else. This is...
View ArticleArchbishop Nichols says fatherhood should be celebrated
The love a husband demonstrates for his wife serves as an example of respect to the couple’s children, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said. Archbishop Nichols said in a speech on...
View ArticleFamily breakdown should be a concern to us all, irrespective of our religious...
The subject of family breakdown, and the bad consequences thereof, was something that the Church talked about a great deal when I was younger. At present the Church talks about it rather less, perhaps...
View ArticleThe Church can’t flourish without fathers
Relations between clergy and media now conform to a silly pattern: clergyman says something perfectly reasonable; media reports that he wants to bring back the Inquisition. So Cardinal Burke was taking...
View ArticleWorkaholic fathers are turning children into ‘orphans’, says Francis
Many children today are effectively orphans because their fathers are absorbed with work and do not play with them, Pope Francis has said. Speaking at his customary Wednesday morning audience, the...
View ArticlePope renews ‘heartbroken’ appeal for the people of Ukraine
Pope Francis has renewed his “heartbroken appeal” for prayer and dialogue in order to resolve the crisis in the Ukraine. According to a translation by Zenit, Pope Francis made the appeal this morning...
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