Cover story… Anian Christoph Wimmer proposes a remedy for a Church that’s wealthy but in decline More comment… Julian Filochowski on Oscar Romero’s Christ-like sacrifice Ed Condon explains why Catholics can’t be Freemasons Available to subscribers only… Nick Hallett asks what makes appropriate church art Richard Ingrams says Hilaire Belloc could face the same fate as Cecil Rhodes Alex Polizzi on the true meaning of marriage Fr Mark Drew says unity with the Orthodox could happen Quentin de la Bédoyère looks at how Catholic poetry brings us face to face with mystery Mary Kenny on a pioneer of plastic surgery Michael Duggan delights in Westminster Cathedral Dan Hitchens on a chatty but erudite history of affirming faith Melanie McDonagh has a requiem for her local bank branch Fr Ronald Rolheiser says it is we who need God, not the other way round 12 pages of news and analysis, and much more. To read the Catholic Herald anywhere in the world, go here.
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