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Clement Harrold
Five things I learnt from teaching OCIA
From the structure of initiation to the challenges of modern culture, teaching catechumens offers unexpected insights into faith and conversion
Will there be food in Heaven?
The Resurrection affirms the goodness of the body and hints at a renewed creation in which nothing good is lost
How the Church keeps the sacred days of Holy Week
From Palm Sunday to the Easter Vigil, the Church’s liturgy leads the faithful step by step through Christ’s Passion, death and resurrection
Chartres shows why Mary matters
A pilgrimage to Chartres and a visit to the Colosseum illuminate the moral gulf between Christian and pagan civilisation, and the enduring power of Marian devotion
Newman: Patron saint of the disappointed
From Oxford to Dublin, Newman knew loss, frustration and public defeat, and learned to trust that God wastes nothing
The theology of being a godparent
Scripture, tradition and canon law reveal that godparents are not merely ceremonial figures but guardians of a child’s life in the Faith
Agatha Christie and the reality of sin
At the heart of the mystery writer’s anthropology lies the conviction that sin is a cancer to which none of us is wholly immune
Why Eastern Orthodoxy remains unconvincing
Erick Ybarra’s substantial volume revisits the long-running debate between East and West over the Roman primacy with erudition and depth
What Dante teaches us about sin, desire and redemption
Following Dante’s journey from the dark wood to the beatific vision invites us to confront our own disordered desires and rediscover the beauty that leads to God
Lent reminds us of the bad news of Christianity
John the Baptist’s stark warning about judgement reveals that the Gospel is good news only because it first confronts us with the truth about sin
Fasting will save the world
As Lent approaches, Catholics are reminded that fasting is not merely an obligation but a vital spiritual discipline at the heart of Christian life
Why I would lie to the Nazis at the door
Clement Harrold argues that Fr Gregory Pine OP is mistaken, and that under certain circumstances it is morally permissible to speak a deliberate falsehood
Why I feel strangely hopeful for the English Church
St John Henry Newman’s vision of renewal in England has endured decades of disappointment. Is it now beginning to bear fruit?
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