On helping the faithful negotiate confusion

One of the younger generation of Catholic theologians here takes issue with John Haldane?s criticism of Westminster?s new outreach to gay people, published on the preceding pages. He maintains the outreach is faithful to teaching, and courageous...

Faith, gays and chastity

Plans for pastoral outreach to Catholic homosexuals drawn up by the Diocese of Westminster fail to acknowledge the efforts of those who live following ancient teaching of the Church, according to a leading philosopher and pontifical consultor...

School of dreams

Kenya?s Aids crisis has left a generation of children not only without parents, but also without the basics needed to raise themselves from poverty: food, shelter and education. In the most deprived part of Nairobi, a new school, set up by a Jesuit priest together with a local Aids charity, is a lifeline...

A gift whole and complete

The Word nourishes both when it is proclaimed and when it is celebrated in the Eucharist. The opening prayer for the Second Sunday of Lent, Daniel McCarthy argues, reflects the way our spiritual understanding is transformed by the Word so that we are led towards the glory of God...

Person to person

When a church community decides to raise money for projects in the developing world, personal contact with the recipients brings the enterprise alive. But if costs are a priority, using a charity such as Cafod drastically reduces administrative expenditure...

Let there be pips

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