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A Country Safe For Children
AMIDST ALL THIS hot and glorious weather, another dark cloud emerges. Acres of newsprint have been spent this week on the vile murders of Sophie Hook, Robert Gee and Paul......
How Much Do You Give?
IN THIS ONE CASE, WC can look to the evangelical churches and hang our heads in shame. The past few decades have seen scores of examples of new independent churches raised from......
John Battle Mp
Heroism shin' es through over insuperable odds ALL AROUND US ARE living saints, unnoticed and often unrecognised. June Hancock is a living saint. She is suffering from deadly......
Pope's Controversial 'letter To Women'
IT WAS CHESTERTON who said that "the time has come when people believe, not in nothing, but in anything". This came to mind when I read Dr Dorothea McEwan's feminist, mish-mash......
At Long Last, An Article In The Catholic Herald With
some real teeth in it. Saying it as it really is. I refer to the article entitled "A feminist response to JPIT's letter to women", by Dr Dorothea McEwan. The one good thing......
Let Children Be Taught By Their Parish
As A CATHOLIC of 18 years (I joined the Church when I was 30), I read with interest the two articles in your 7 July issue, both were reporting on the lack of Christian teaching......
When Will The Hierarchy Understand?
REGARDING THE article "MP attacks Pope on Family size" (Catholic Herald, 21 July), it seems to me that both the Pope and the Hierarchy and Richard Miller, Deputy Director of......
Overcoming A Division In The Parish
I WRITE TO ADVISE Louis Hannett (Letters, Catholic Herald, 14 July) that, yes, there is another side to the Neo-Catechumenate story. The Mass he attended here at Sacred Hearts,......
Not Just Counsellors In Primary Schools
M COX'S PLEA for school counsellors in primary as well as secondary schools is well worth debating (Catholic Herald, 21 July). However, the model that the Catholic Children's......
Vatican Ii's Successful Results In Asia
R SuLtivAN (Letters, Catholic Herald, 21 July) sees the fruits of Vatican II as "dwindling congregations, desperate shortages of priests and nuns, convents closing". This is a......
In Your Item About One Plus One's Report On The
effects of divorce on health (Catholic Herald, 21 July) you define the divorced as "those who don't stick to their 'till death do us part' vows". This is a poor description of......
When I Was A Child, At The End Of Each
Mass we said three Hail Marys for Russia. It took a long time, but eventually the prayers were answered. Can this prayer time be started again, this time for the people of......
Many Priests And, Indeed, Not A Few Lay People In
view of the turbulence caused by priests leaving to be married, problems with paedophile clergy, the advent of convert married clergy, etc., have begun to question the very......
A Charity That Helps Save Street Children From The Death
squads in Columbia would be very pleased to receive any used greetings cards, which they recycle and make money reselling. The address is Let the Children Live!, PO Box 11,......
Some Weeks Ago You Were Good Enough To Publish Our
letters of complaint about the contents and tone of some of the articles in the Catholic Herald. Just to redress the balance, may we congratulate you on the tone of the current......