“The Sacred Heart, a devotion that unites affection and reason”
The world offers “a superficial and illusory view of love”, where sacrifice is not contemplated. “But Christian love is more profound, and it means imitating Christ”. In the spirituality of the Sacred Heart, affection, intellect and will work together. The Daily Compass interviews cardinal Collins.
Xi Jinping like Mao: Chinese forced to spy on each other
In Xi Jinping's China, Mao's Cultural Revolution methods are seeping back. In order to prevent dissent, the 'Fengqiao experience' system is reintroduced: volunteer vigilantes who incite citizens to denounce one another.
All the pitfalls of Putin's proposed peace plan
Putin proposes peace to Ukraine. The problem is on what terms? The terms are so harsh they amount to surrender. An analysis is required that goes beyond the usual simplification of the facts.
The Pope at the G7, an opportunity missed
The speech on Artificial Intelligence was full of useless technicalities and poor in terms of foundations for the desired ethical choices. No reference to God and Jesus, nor to natural law. But the person, morality and politics do not hold up without God.
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Hamas wants Palestinians dead, it is time to face the truth
Palestinian victims are 'a necessary sacrifice': this statement by the Hamas leader is not only a demonstration of political cynicism, but expresses that deadly nihilism typical of jihadism. Something it’s time we reckon with, even in our homeland.
Moltmann, the father of errors of contemporary theology
The Protestant theologian also had great influence in Catholic circles. A negative influence, which relies on hope but places it within history, secularising faith. The results are still evident today.
European vote: resounding ‘no’ to ideologies of the elites
The political significance of the elections for the Europarliament is clear: rejection of green ideology, unchecked immigration policy, the power of the LGBT agenda and the exaggerated confrontation with Russia.
Gaza: Unrwa school massacre in Nuseirat increases hatred between Israelis and Palestinians
Massacre in Nuseirat, after Israeli air attack on a Hamas cell. An Unrwa school is destroyed leaving forty dead. Tempers are flaring on both sides and at a nationalist march in Jerusalem Ben Gvir's extremists give vent to worst anti-Arab ideology.
India: Christians relieved by Modi’s diminished victory
Hindu premier wins a third term but loses his parliamentary majority. Now he has to reckon with the advance of the opposition and religious minorities threatened by his nationalist agenda.
Sister Zaira, from religious vocation to holy death
"Celebrate, because I am with Jesus!", this is Sister Zaira Dovico’s spiritual testament stated only days before her premature death, not yet 50, due to cancer. The Daily Compass offers its condolences to the Dovico family and publishes her brother Ermes Dovico’s testimony (Daily Compass colleague) which retraces the birth of her religious vocation and the last period of her life.
Gays in the seminary, pope eats his words
After the remark on ‘faggotry’ in the priesthood, a sensational turn by Pope Francis: he encourages an aspiring gay seminarian not to give up. An inconceivable contradiction, which turns into a victory for the LGBT lobby.
