| Towards justice and dignity Free Unlike his recent Regensburg speech with its controversial quotations about Islam, Pope Benedict's first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, published earlier this year, met with universal acclaim. Its far-reaching analysis examined not only ... | Out of the shadows |
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 Faith, reason and modernity Free Anthony CarrollWords from the lecture given by Benedict XVI in Regensburg earlier this month have reverberated around the world, because of their perceived criticism of Islam. All the more reason, then, to examine precisely what the Pope said in the whole address, and why he said it... |
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A highly divisive mergerIsabel de BertodanoLeeds Diocese?s decision to unite three schools with falling ratios of Catholic to non-Catholic pupils
has provoked the fury of parents and opposition of the local council. It raises the question whether
it is better to have smaller schools with a religious mix, or a large school with a strong Catholic ethos...
|  Passion for justice formed by struggleWilfrid Napier has seen his country emerge from the scourge of apartheid only to be scarred by Aids. The South African cardinal was in London last week where he talked to Abigail Frymann about the challenges facing his nation and the Church - and the role of the West in developing countries... |
Schools apartVictoria CombeIncreasing numbers of Muslim schools are receiving state funding. But while their teachers claim that these faith-bases establishments help to produce better-adjusted citizens, others - including Ofsted's head and some in the House of Lords - disagree...
| Real soul in the alma materSimon LeeAt the start of the new academic year, a university vice-chancellor explains how the college experience, as demonstrated by the newer institutions, should not just be about scholarly achievement, but also about partnership and making a difference...
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Aid tied up with stringsPaul MellyHilary Benn?s recent threat to withhold British funding from the World Bank is
part of a wider European trend that has seen economic policy conditions relaxed
while adopting a tougher stance on human rights and democracy...
|  Not every face need fitMichael SeedA Franciscan friar drew on personal experience when he spoke to Catholic head teachers last week, delivering a powerful plea on behalf of children who cannot be moulded easily into the education system... |
Values v. grades in France's academic hothousesMargaret St. JohnIn France, as in Britain, many disillusioned middle-class parents want to opt out of the state system. But for them the choice is less expensive, and the 'private' school is usually Catholic...
| Let governments root out corruptionDebbie WainwrightThe World Bank has shown it can learn from its mistakes in the economic sphere. It should bring the same open-mindedness to its battle against corruption, says Debbie Wainwright...
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Books and arts
Priests are both flesh and spirit Free
Freeing Celibacy
Donald Cozzens
The American priest and scholar Donald Cozzens makes a strong case in this book for the abolition of "mandated" celibacy. It is the stronger for being also a clear affirmation ... |
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Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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