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Prayer for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral issue text

The Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral has written a prayer for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee which will be used at the cathedral's service of thanksgiving on 5 June. The Archbishops of ...

Beware suspicion, inertia and impatience
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor on the 'enemies of ecumenism'

Two memorable events in my thirty-five years of being a bishop have been the visits of successive Popes here to our country. First of all, Pope John Paul came thirty years ago this ...

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Gentle into that good night Free Sue Gaisford Supporters of euthanasia claim that terminally ill people often die in agony, but hospice managers promise a pain-free death...	Putin the survivorKonstantin Eggert The Russian president has been shocked by the ?orange revolution? in neighbouring Ukraine but people power is not likely to unseat him...
No more tax and spendFrancis Davis The notion of ?public value? is the latest big idea in Labour circles but it also challenges the Church?s thinking on taxation...	A home for the faithfulRichard Abbott A house left to the National Trust on condition that it be rented to Catholics will soon fall foul of discrimination laws...

For the love of the gameMark Dowd Ardent football fans sing, clasp their hands and pray, but are these rituals enough to qualify the sport as a religion?...	Much more than bricks and mortarLibby MacNamara A project to build a new hall has given new vibrancy to a community and helped it to reach out to those outside...
Blessed are the fearlessDaniel O?Leary Those who possess the courage to face death find a new freedom which they pass on to others...	Desert or a dessert?Guy Consolmagno

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Terry Eagleton

Receding into maturity

Peter Stanford

?Aunt Sallies come and go. The whipping boy today appears to be faith?

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Father Joe: the man who saved my soul
Tony Hendra

The best life coaches teach us how to reach our goals, how to succeed in relationships, achieve self-mastery and find happiness. They know how to repair the storm damage ...

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