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Testimony of Fabienne « I Was in Hell » “My illumination of conscience” The peace of Jesus be with you! Beloved brothers and sisters, I come to witness today that Christ brought me back to life. My parents had me baptised...

“…wonderful…A fast-paced, tightly written novel…Murphy captures both the corruption and allure of Dublin…” Danny Boyle was a born angel. At least that’s what his granny used to say. But in the turmoil of 1970’s Ireland, an alienated Danny gets into...

As a young boy raised in the rigid catechism of the Catholic Church, I was no stranger to contradiction and non sequitur. The high, arching vaults of cathedral whose vertical volume is designed to put man in his place among the towering edifice of the...

On The Manner of Making a Good Confession What should we do on entering the confessional? Kneel, make the sign of the Cross, and say to the priest, “Bless me, father;” then add, “I confess to Almighty God and to you, father, that I have sinned.” Which...

Matthew Lickona SELECTED BY BERNARDO APARICIO GARCÍA, PRESIDENT It was time to test the meat. Father Dunleavy squeezed his left hand into a fist, and, with the tip of his right index finger, pressed down on the bulging swath of flesh that stretched...