Andrew Petiprin

Nick Cave has turned himself into a powerful evangelist after confronting an Arthurian-scaled grief

to process his grief at the death of his teenage son arthur, rocker nick cave has sculpted figurines of satan, written film scores, and answ...

Eric Rohmer's edifying classics of the cinema

eric rohmer’s late films are charming and theologically rich, says andrew petiprin. eric rohmer has long been a darling of european arthouse...

Disputing Sola Scriptura and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity, with Casey J Chalk

the obscurity of scripture:  disputing sola scriptura and the protestant notion of biblical perspicuity casey j chalk emmaus road, $24....

An American revisits London as a Catholic

Andrew Petiprin finds vibrant life in his old pre-Catholic haunts
in 1841, john henry newman wrote to a catholic acquaintance: “i do not fear that you will succeed among us; you will not supplant our church...

Epicureanism: the ancient philosophy that won't go away

how to be an epicurean by catherine wilson basic books, 304pp, £30/$30 "our starting point will be this principle: nothing is ever created b...

Chernobyl is a mesmerising indictment of a culture of lies

in his 1970 nobel prize speech, aleksandr solzhenitsyn said: “those works of art which have scooped up the truth and presented it to us as a...

We've come a long way since Cranmer called the pope the antichrist

in 1971, hunter s thompson looked back on his time in san francisco in the mid-1960s in one wistful passage from his most famous specimen of...

In praise of Eucharistic Prayer I

as a new catholic, i know i have been naïve about a number of things. one of them was assuming that at mass at most churches on any given su...

Why I had to cross the Tiber

on the morning of january 1, 2019, my family and i began a new life in the catholic church. at mass for the solemnity of mary, mother of god...

The Wonder (2022), directed by Sebastián Lelio

Andrew Petiprin finds that the gripping religious mystery The Wonder is still short on faith
directed by chilean filmmaker sebastián lelio, the wonder is a religious mystery which begins with a disembodied voice telling the audience:...

subscribe to the catholic herald today

Our best content is exclusively available to our subscribers. Subscribe today and gain instant access to expert analysis, in-depth articles, and thought-provoking insights—anytime, anywhere. Don’t miss out on the conversations that matter most.
Subscribe
About
Our HistoryFAQsContact
Sections
LatestChapter HouseColumnsLifeSoulCultureVatican Dispatch
More
HistoryJobs
Subscriptions
Purchase
Manage account
NewslettersMagnificat
Follow us
YouTube
Instagram
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter
Website by Arcadia DigitalPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service