“We will never change the world by going to church. We will change the world by being the Church.” “A church’s vitality is not measured by how many people fill the pews, but rather by
Gripping—to the Point of Tears The November issue of Magnet is brilliant with something in it for everyone. I found the whole issue very readable and interesting, with some articles gripping me to the point
This Synod, as Pope Francis, has been insisting, is not about producing some clever document. Nor is it simply a meeting of bishops It is an invitation to come together, to listen to one another,
Paul Albera was a vivacious boy in Don Bosco’s oratory (youth centre) in Turin, Italy. This is how, decades later, he would describe his time with Don Bosco: “We were caught up in a current
One day, on arriving at the main gate of Bellavista—one of the biggest and most dangerous prisons in Colombia—I was not allowed to go in and visit. Nothing new. Sometimes it happened that there was
Storms in life are sure to come. Tossed by the storms of life, when the heart longed for calm and a sure guide, I cried aloud to God. He answered me, saying, “I am with
Here is a Catholic doctor who has served the sick during three epidemics. He is not only a doctor, but also an ordained deacon serving the diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Dr Timothy P.
The audit would have been just over and some of the Treasurers may be settling down in their normal work and some others may be trying to grapple with the unpleasant outcome and demands of
I am Sr Hanna, the Major Superior of a congregation. Our Constitution (typicon) very clearly prescribes a dress code for our members. However, Sr Sapphira, one of our members, is going around without following the
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