| Catholic role in Embryo talks Free Stem cells have the remarkable capacity to grow into any part of the body. That is why research using stem cells offers the prospect of treatment for a wide range of serious and painful diseases. But when it involves the use, and then destruction, ... | Mission starts with respect |
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Features
‘Because we can do these things, does it mean we should?’ Free Archbishop Vincent NicholsYou will have read about the provisions of this bill to permit the creation of animal/human hybrids, to increase the use of human embryos in stem-cell research, to remove the “need for a father” from law and birth certificates. It may well also be used to change the laws on abortion....
|  For pity’s sake Free Colin BlakemoreThe Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill allows the creation of animal-human hybrids for medical research. A leading neuroscientist argues why it must become law... |
 Femininity within the TrinityTina BeattieThe CDF’s banning of any baptism that is not in the name of ‘the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit’ has raised the hackles of feminists who favour a liturgy that is less directly expressive of male domination. But behind the formula is a greater truth that transcends the mere form of words... |  D-Day for ZimbabweDanielle VellaToday’s elections could be the salvation of a country crying out for change and which has been impoverished and plundered by the party that has ruled it since the 1980s. But it is widely feared that the candidate who actually wins in the polls will not be the one declared the winner... |
Happiness without endDaniel McCarthyThe eighth day, traditionally the last day for the wearing of baptismal garments for those baptised at Easter, can represent the intersection of time and eternity. As Daniel McCarthy explains, the prayer for this day links our offering of gifts with our baptismal rebirth and our hope of heaven...
| Homily truthsBernard CotterWriting a sermon that is relevant and insightful every week is one of a priest’s greatest challenges and he can seek inspiration in a number of sources, including the words of the reading. But the bottom-line question should always be: where is the Good News here?...
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With complete acceptance and baffling logicGerald O’CollinsTo some, the crucifixion and death of Christ suggest that God is some kind of celestial sadist. But while Christ’s death was necessary for redemption, his Passion reveals a mysterious convergence of human malice and divine love...
|  From empty tomb to social justiceTheo HobsonWhat does the Bishop of Durham, Dr Tom Wright, think happened on that first Easter Day? Theo Hobson went to the House of Lords to ask him about the Resurrection and the promise it delivers... |
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Columnists
 Clifford Longley‘International law often follows events rather than shapes them’  Christopher Howse‘Twenty-three people had signed up to re-enact the Crucifixion, four using real nails’
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Books and arts
War’s gruesome calculus Free
The Three Trillion Dollar War: the true cost of the Iraq conflict
Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes
Getting involved in long wars should be avoided at all costs, warned the ancient Chinese military philosopher Sun Tzu 2,000 years ago, especially wars of choice. It is a pity this ... |
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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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