Where have all the thinkers gone?

Progressive Catholics might think that Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels, who is 75 next week, would be concerned that the Church is moving away from the ideals of Vatican II. But what really concerns him, he tells Robert Mickens, is the scarcity of intellectuals among bishops...

Priest and prophet

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Matters of conscience

Catholics in public life today face increasingly difficult choices between the values of their faith and the actions demanded by their position. Here, a former senior civil servant of 38 years’ standing examines what the underlying principles of conduct ought to be...

Through a glass clearly

The Prayer over the Gifts for the Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, James Leachman explains, asks that our inner eye might be cleansed and purified so that we can amend our own behaviour and, cooperating with grace, see the action of God...

Visionaries required

A parish pastoral council is hard work but it has an essential role in maintaining the smooth running of day-to-day church affairs while also thinking constantly about how to develop a strategy to further its commitment to mission...

Uneasy rider

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