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Editorial
A rethink on Aids  It's painful at the top Columns
Clifford Longley
‘U-turns are sometimes a sign of humility, of deference to the public’s greater wisdom’
Christopher Howse
‘Scarcely any opinion can be too alien for otherwise reasonable people to entertain’
Nicholas Pyke
‘Performance tables are the most obvious distortion in the business of education’
Margaret Hebblethwaite
‘This was a caravana of the poor, made up of people on foot, dancing for joy’
Robert Mickens
Letter from Rome 
Jonathan Tulloch
Glimpses of Eden
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How our hearts burned within us
Laurentia Johns
The Rule of St Benedict places great emphasis on lectio divina, the meditative reading of sacred texts as a monastic practice, but this contact with the Word of God offers a means for all Christians to become empowered by the holy fire of Pentecost
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Church in the World
Agencies fear Burma Government delays will cost thousands of lives
Australia
Thousands yet to sign up for World Youth Day | | Austria
Incest case prompts calls for better family support | China
Hong Kong Catholics protest on behalf of mainland faithful | | France
Church recognises Marian shrine in French Alps | Japan
‘Divisive’ seminary to be shut | | Rome
Williams has pre-Lambeth meeting with Pope Benedict | United States
Mormons denied access to baptism records | | Zimbabwe
Call for outsiders to monitor run-off | |
Featured Articles
Is there a Tory voice for the voiceless?
Isabel de Bertodano
Judging by last week’s local election victories, the next Government may well have a true blue hue. And with that in mind the Church is talking long and hard to the Conservatives
Keeping it in the Family
Robert Mickens
With the death of Cardinal López Trujillo in the middle of April, the Vatican lost one of its most doughty defenders of traditional teaching on love and marriage, sex and sin. But with the Pope’s new pastoral approach, will his successor sing with a softer moral tone?
The hour is getting late
Nicholas Boyle
Judging by history, the character of the twenty-first century is likely to be formed over the next decade by a ‘great event’. This time the world’s response to the shifting geopolitical balance, and the looming crisis over natural resources, will determine its survival
A just peace
Abigail Frymann
Plans to compensate victims of a conflict that has ravaged Colombia for 40 years, expected to be announced by President Uribe later this month, is a further sign that a change of plan by the Church’s peace-brokers in the country to a pro-poor, pro-justice agenda is bearing fruit
Let battle commence
David Albert Jones
MPs are about to begin debates on radical proposals on stem-cell research, human cloning and reproductive medicine contained in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. As moves to amend the legislation begin, some of its most controversial aspects are only now coming to light With the boldness of the Spirit
Listen to the Word
Daniel McCarthy
Pentecost is a moment to project ourselves into the future, simultaneously revealing to us the mystery of Christ’s sacrifice, and allowing us to move towards becoming the people he wants us to be, says Daniel McCarthy New look at old rituals
Parish Practice
Aidan Rossiter
The season that follows Easter offers a chance to be creative in the ritual exploration of the end point of faith: sharing in Christ’s divine glory. Modern technology and liturgical processions have parts to play in helping the congregation to gain access to the mystery French re-connection
From the Vineyard
N. O'Phile
News from Britain and Ireland Government attitude towards migrants ‘unspeakable’ More home news Book Reviews Living in the material world
On Aquinas
Herbert McCabe OP
Reviewed by Timothy McDermott
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