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Let's surrender our divisions to the Lord's healing
the 28th sunday of the year 2 kgs 5:14-17; 2 tim 2 8-13; lk 17:11-19 (year c) "all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our god....
Bishop David McGough
If you don't like Mozart, go and watch a football match
rough ideas by stephen hough faber, 464pp, £18.99/$21.46 stephen hough is famous for a lot of things, mostly to do with playing the piano. h...
Michael White
A new history of Christianity that upends Edward Gibbon
dominion by tom holland little, brown, 624pp, £25/$32 the romans are the most “epic” figures in history, as my son says about anything aweso...
Ed West
What Elgar had in common with the creator of Gerontius
sir edward elgar (1857-1934) is often caricatured as an establishment figure, while in truth he was a sensitive outsider. born near worceste...
Peter Davison
The anti-Catholic bigot who provoked a spiritual masterpiece
in 1863 john henry newman was sent a copy of an article that attacked his character. it had been written by charles kingsley, the popular no...
The Catholic Herald
Letters: Muslims are looking to bishops for support on sex education
muslim community is looking to bishops sir – professor david paton’s warning to catholic bishops to support parents in standing up to state ...
The Catholic Herald
The glory and the awkwardness of Newman's first trip to Rome after his conversion
when john henry newman travels to rome as the church’s most famous convert in october 1846, the vatican offers him a freshly decorated apart...
David Twiston Davies
'Ignorance imperils our democracy': College presidents on the mission of education
as students get settled in during these first few weeks on campus, new catholic college presidents are adjusting too. i recently spoke to th...
Kelly Salomon
Newman's consoling wisdom
what does john henry newman mean to ordinary catholics today? his intellectual works, such as his great tome the idea of a university or eve...
Mary Kenny
How Ireland changed Newman
while john henry newman is regarded as the most english of saints, his story is intimately connected to ireland. it is perhaps inevitable th...
The Catholic Herald
The courtroom hug that showed Christianity in action
i can entirely understand why some people thought brandt jean shouldn’t forgive amber guyger. guyger killed his brother. on september 6, 201...
Tim Stanley
The saint whose life was 'a history of failures'
john henry newman’s life can well be described as one of continual failures, if only because that was how he saw it. “all through life thing...
Fr Ian Ker
Newman's forgotten hymns are worth rediscovering
as the canonisation of john henry newman approaches on october 13, parishes will be preparing to sing his beloved hymns. count on hearing pr...
Matthew Ward
How Benedict XVI and Leo XIII were inspired by Newman
given his seclusion, it is hard to know what pope emeritus benedict xvi thinks about what is going on around him, but it is safe to say that...
Fr Raymond de Souza
An English Catholic hero: a very short biography of John Henry Newman
john henry newman was born in london at 80 old bond street on february 21, 1801. his father, john newman, was a private banker in the city o...
Edward Short
Diary: Working on the canonisation team has been an experience of grace
the last week of our preparations for the newman canonisation has begun. as i pack my bags to go to rome and prepare for the occasion, this ...
Fr George Bowen
Why 'evangelisation' is a taboo word for some Amazonian Catholics
bishop adolfo zon pereira of alto solimões, in the brazilian state of amazonas, became animated as he cited the preamble of the amazon synod...
David Agren
Is Notre Dame a safe space for outspoken Catholics?
a hard-edged protest at america’s top catholic university has some conservative students fearing for their safety and wondering why the admi...
Jordan Bloom
Pronoun showdown: A judge upholds a Christian doctor's dismissal
a judge has declared the belief that god created everyone as either male and female, and that this cannot be changed, as “incompatible with ...
Simon Caldwell
Does Tafida's victory offer hope for other parents?
any day now, tafida raqeeb will be airlifted out of britain for treatment at a specialist children’s hospital in italy. her parents, shelina...
Simon Caldwell
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