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The missionary’s first task is the soul (opens the original)
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Over 100 years ago, when the American missionary and martyr Blessed Francis Xavier Ford embarked on his great adventure to China, he did so with the firm conviction that his mission was first and foremost to preach Christ and establish His Church. Today, however, if you were to judge from the communications of missionaries seeking our support, their work is almost entirely social and material. There is no mention of strengthening the local Church or converting souls, but of worthy works such as
The long road to a united Ireland (opens the original)
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U.S. President Donald Trump, with his usual gay abandon, dropped a bombshell when he casually voiced his support for a united Ireland, saying it “may as well happen now” and calling it “inevitable”. Equally inevitable was the diplomatic furore that resulted. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham quickly reaffirmed his position that a border poll – a vote on Irish reunification – was out of the question at present. Meanwhile, nationalist leaders in Northern Ireland were buoyed, while Taoiseach (the
The spiritual vacuum facing Generation Z (opens the original)
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Debate continually rumbles on about complacent Boomers and complaining Gen Zers, and over whether young people are worse off than preceding generations. Most commentary focuses on socio-economic factors, such as the housing crisis, relative wages and so forth. One area that is often overlooked, however, is the moral and spiritual vacuum handed on to Gen Z by their parents, who include Boomers, Generation X and some Millennials. Young people today have been left unmoored by a generation of parent
Ireland’s abortion revolution (opens the original)
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Safe, legal and rare was the promise of pro-abortion campaigners and politicians as Ireland became the first country to legalise abortion through a popular vote in 2018. However, as the statistics show, it is anything but rare, with one in six pregnancies in Ireland ending in abortion in 2025. In 2018, an estimated 2,879 Irish women had abortions; in 2025, it was 10,600. And yet, after 65,000 abortions since the new law took effect, Irish politicians and activists are not satisfied. They continu
Why the Church institutionalises joy (opens the original)
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One man stepped forward to lead the singing and dancing of the uniform crowd, dressed in red and white, their faces daubed in paint. They were chanting and shouting, arm in arm, forgetting for a moment any grievances or differences as they lost themselves in ecstatic union. Then they found their way back to the bar for the next round, as the English fans continued to pour out libations in celebration of an impressive World Cup win over Mexico. It was a moment in which the advertisers, organisers
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