| The draw of meaning and hope Free Provisional figures for those joining the Catholic Church in England and Wales at Easter this year show striking evidence of growth and vitality. Westminster Diocese, being the largest, is in the lead with 850 individuals now finishing the Rite of ... | Global common good |
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Good to be hereDaniel McCarthyPeter’s acclamation as he perceived the saving mysteries of Christ in the Transfiguration is reflected in this week’s prayer, says Daniel McCarthy. The faithful proclaim the mysteries to people who do not have faith, in the hope that they too may be brought into mutual self-gift with God...
|  Rites and realityAlban Mc CoyThe split in a parish in Kent between devotees of the ordinary and extraordinary form of the Mass raises the question of whether the two can peacefully coexist. One priest who has recently introduced the extraordinary form here calls for an end to factionalism... |
 ‘A new apologetics of presence’Cormac Murphy-O’ConnorThe secularists’ tendency to exclude the Christian voice in public discourse is a concern of the Archbishop of Westminster. Last week, in what may be one of final last major speeches, he set out a vital role for the Church in contributing to the common good... |  Call of the wildMary ColwellThe Church is finally speaking up for the environment when its plight affects people, but, in the run-up to December’s UN conference on climate change, what does the Church have to say about nature’s well-being when the human race is not involved?... |
More than giving up sweetsDiana KleinRaising children’s awareness of what Lent means and why it is important can sometimes seem a daunting challenge. But if ideas on Scripture, liturgy and loving works are offered at the right level, the results can be surprisingly rewarding...
|  Art – and skill – of being archbishopStephen WallAs Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor prepares to step down as Archbishop of Westminster, a former senior adviser pays tribute to a man of many gifts, and looks ahead to the role that his successor will play... |
The field narrowsDeliberations in Rome about who should become the next Archbishop of Westminster are now believed to be well advanced, with many claiming that a name will be announced by Pope Benedict XVI before March is out...
| Darkness and lightNicholas King SJThe vision granted Peter, James and John of Jesus at the Transfiguration pointed the way for them – and also for us as we continue our Lenten journey, explains Nicholas King...
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Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: entrepreneurship and the state
Yasheng Huang
If there is one city that illustrates the astonishing transformation of China, it is Shanghai. The old, pre-war grandeur of the Bund has been overshadowed by a forest of skyscrapers ... |
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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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