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The mother of the English Catholic novel
a simple story (1791) by elizabeth inchbald is the first novel written by an english catholic with catholic characters, but despite being pr...
Benjamin Ivry
Is that it? The National Gallery’s ‘immersive’ Leonardo show
i applaud the reasoning behind the national gallery’s exhibition leonardo: experience a masterpiece. people often spend just seconds in fron...
David V Barrett
The Stasi didn’t need penal camps to stifle Christianity
god’s spies by elisabeth braw, eerdmans, 288pp, £20/$25 the stasi, the ministerium für staatssicherheit (ministry for state security), exist...
Allan Mallinson
How Italy contracted ‘the English disease’
ultra by tobias jones, head of zeus, 288pp, £20/$25 over the years english football hooligans have been the inspiration for a lot of shoddy ...
Will Gore
Reissues and new releases: An overwhelming case for celibacy
fr alain-marie de lassus, of the community of st john, has provided a wide-ranging study of adoration from a biblical, philosophical and the...
Francis Phillips
In Advent, let's surrender ourselves afresh to God’s future
first sunday of advent is 2:1-5; rom 13:11-14; mt 24:37-44 (year c) the season of advent summons us to both joy and wakefulness. joy, b...
Bishop David McGough
A New Year's resolution for priests: Start saying the vesting prayers
this sunday, the first of the penitential season of advent, holy church presents the same reading from paul to the romans both in the novus ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
How to … Find a Mass when travelling
the ease with which information can be accessed online is one of the most blessed fruits of the digital revolution. catholics can harness so...
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Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week i sunday, december 1: the first sunday of advent is 2:1-5; ps 122; rom 13:11-14; mt 24:37-44 monday, decemb...
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Prize crossword 0621
cryptic across 5 disastrous blow to harem is getting to apostle (11) 7 sherry’s heading to france, initially not oloroso (4) 8 odd call leav...
Alun Evans
Heretic of the week: Neville Goddard
neville goddard (1905-1972), was born to a white family in st michael’s, barbados. regardless of whether they were wealthy at his birth (acc...
Charles Coulombe
The Catholic university rebuilding trust in a post-communist society
in 1945-46, stalin set out to liquidate the ukrainian greek catholic church. a church of four million people was destroyed in all of its pub...
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What constitutes fidelity?
it’s becoming increasing difficult in today’s world to trust anything or anybody, for good reason. there is little that’s stable, safe to le...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Music isn't a distraction - it points to divine beauty
this week the world of church music is mourning two great losses. last friday, sir stephen cleobury died at the age of 70 after a long illne...
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The new president of the US bishops has a broad appeal
archbishop josé gómez of los angeles was elected president of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) at the bishops’ gener...
Jordan Bloom
Decorations are going up already. They'll lose their charm by Christmas
the general election is under way, which means ’tis the season of knocking on doors and invading the homes of strangers. of course we all he...
Ann Widdecombe
What to expect from Pope Francis's trip to Thailand and Japan
the papal visit to thailand and japan will give pope francis the chance to address five key themes of his social teaching, and two general q...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Confessional secrecy could be under threat. It must be defended
the seal of confession has long been a matter of public controversy. but catholics, especially priests, have shown a remarkable solidarity i...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
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