The mess that was Our Lady of Las Vegas – even before the pastor was charged with assaluting a parishioner. Signs of discord within the church, on Alta Drive near Rancho Drive, first surfaced four years ago when members of the church’s sizable Filipino community staged weekly protests outside the church. They were calling for…

Also from the Herald – revitalizing music in an English parish: A mass of bouncy children appeared at my feet in the main hall of St Wulstan’s in Wolstanton, Staffordshire. They had run down from their choir practice in the organ loft, where they had been rehearsing the plainchant Orbis Factor Mass and a couple…

The new edition of the British Catholic paper the Catholic Herald, features Scottish International Relief, ministering to the poorest of the poor: For Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, the poverty in Haiti is the worst he has ever seen. The founder and director of the charity Scottish International Relief (SIR) speaks from a wealth of experience as his…

From a reader: Our (Catholic) couples book discussion group is thinking about reading The Inferno, by Dante.  I was wondering if there is a preferred English translation.  Also, we will be interested in finding a companion/commentary book to help us understand the book’s context and meaning, and would love recommendations for such a volume.

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