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On the day of my reception into the Catholic Church, there was just the sudden knowledge of Mary's presence there; she was not a legend, but a flesh-and-blood person.

Our Catholic churches are sacred spaces where Christ's divine fire is offered to the Father at Mass

The prayers of the sick and suffering are like engines deep within the heart of a great ship, which is the Catholic Church.

One who is baptised, yet is not in 'Full Communion' with the Catholic Church, is like someone who remains in the shallows, not fully swimming in the depths.

The sanctuary in a Catholic church is a holy place, as if encircled by fire, and we should prepare ourselves to be more worthy as we approach the altar

The sanctuary in a Catholic church is a holy place, as if encircled by fire, and we should prepare ourselves to be more worthy as we approach the altar

The sanctuary in a Catholic church is a holy place, as if encircled by fire, and we should prepare ourselves to be more worthy as we approach the altar

The Communion of Saints is like a whispering gallery in a Cathedral dome that can unite those far away. Each person can choose to be 'in communion' or to board himself away. Some, half-boarded, are not full members of the Catholic Church, or half-hearted Catholics. Those completely exposed are in communion even if very far apart geographically. Those absent have chosen to live in mortal sin.

People who use a Catholic church as merely a concert hall for secular music, or a meeting place for secular gatherings (sometimes even removing the Blessed Sacrament from the tabernacle) are like people taking a beautiful and sacred Reliquary box, to use it as a sandwich tin for a parish picnic.

Just as it is not appropriate to use a precious Reliquary box as a sandwich tin, so it is not appropriate to 'empty' A Catholic church to use as a social centre or a concert hall.

In Westminster Cathedral, and in every Catholic church, the Sacrifice of Calvary is re-presented for our salvation at the Mass

In Westminster Cathedral, and in every Catholic church, the Sacrifice of Calvary is re-presented for our salvation at the Mass

In Westminster Cathedral, and in every Catholic church, the Sacrifice of Calvary is re-presented for our salvation at the Mass

The 'jewel' at the heart of a Catholic Church is Jesus our Divine Savior, Present in the tabernacle. Everything in the church, and all our behavior, should be worthy of Him.

The 'jewel' at the heart of a Catholic Church is Jesus our Divine Savior, Present in the tabernacle. Everything in the church, and all our behavior, should be worthy of Him.

The 'jewel' at the heart of a Catholic Church is Jesus our Divine Savior, present in the tabernacle. Everything in the church, and all our behavior, should be worthy of Him.

In Westminster Cathedral, and in every Catholic church, the Sacrifice of Calvary is re-presented for our salvation at the Mass

In Westminster Cathedral, and in every Catholic church, the Sacrifice of Calvary is re-presented for our salvation at the Mass

Christ is present whenever two or three are gathered in his name, even amongst Christians who have no wish at present to enter the Catholic Church.

The teaching of the Catholic Church cannot be likened to the proposals put forward in a party-political manifesto, which can simply be discarded if the voters don't like them.