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What will you reap? An Anglo-Saxon tradition to help us take stock
august 1, in the traditional calendar of the roman rite the feast of st peter in chains, is also in the english agricultural calendar lammas...
Charles Coulombe
Brexit ire has replaced Catholic-bashing in Ireland
it has been well documented that brexit has worsened relations between britain and ireland. there’s a tendency, among the more brexity membe...
Mary Kenny
China and its critics should both take a close look at the past
in a recent article in this magazine, tim stanley upped the ante by suggesting that the government of china is “pure evil”. his observation ...
Lucien de Guise
The family needs defending more than ever
it’s no secret that marriage and family have been under heavy attack in western culture for quite some time. not intelligent attacks, mind y...
C C Pecknold
Could Catholicism have made Hemingway a great novelist?
ernest hemingway was reared by church-going parents as a congregationalist. his first son was christened in the church of england. then soon...
Allan Massie
'I've had some remarkable cures': The story of John Bradburne's red headband
not being able to remember things is one of the consequences of old age, in some cases beneficial, in others frustrating. after many years i...
Richard Ingrams
In his letter to priests, the Pope speaks from the heart
in a surprise for the feast of st jean-marie vianney, pope francis released a lengthy and substantive letter to priests. august 4th this yea...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Not just ISIS: Stories of desecration from around the world
australia in 2017, statues of jesus and mary outside the church of st paul of the cross, sydney were decapitated. on the same day, hundreds ...
The Catholic Herald
The unnamable violence: Why the West is silent about the wave of desecration
on july 14, parishioners of saint-budoc à porspoder in france learned that a vandal or vandals had vomited in the parish’s holy water stoups...
Matthew Schmitz
Diary: Boris, heatwaves and Orange County
the first time i met boris johnson was in washington, dc last year. he was shorter than i’d imagined, though he assured me that he’s “immens...
Madeleine Kearns
To beat persecution, we must tackle the arms trade
the us state department recently hosted the second ministerial to advance religious freedom. bringing together more than 1,000 civil society...
Benedict Rogers
How US Catholic colleges help students discern
this year, the us bishops’ annual report on new ordinands to the priesthood identifies catholic colleges having the most ordinands among the...
Kelly Salomon
The grim march of assisted suicide goes on
new jersey’s assisted dying law went into effect on august 1st, making it the eighth american state that allows terminally ill patients to s...
Jordan Bloom
How Catholic schools can convey the good news about marriage
from september 2020, secondary schools will be obliged to provide “relationships and sex education”. many parents and teachers are justifiab...
The Catholic Herald
The JPII Institute authorities have been caught off guard
the present and future of the pontifical john paul ii theological institute for marriage and family sciences has students and professors of ...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Uruguay to Enugu
salt lake city bishop stands by priest after parents’ protest more than 150 parents have signed a petition calling for the removal of their ...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: golf and a 'Godincidence'
it’s known as one of britain’s most venerable cathedrals: the central site of england’s second-oldest diocese, the former seat of st john fi...
Staff writers
The best of the web: Cowardice, a late vocation, psychics
why courage can’t be put off till tomorrow at the irish rover, deion a kathawa argued that our “cultural sickness” is closely connected to t...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Assumption, Eucharist procession by boat, Sir James MacMillan
thursday, august 15 is the solemnity of the assumption – a celebration of our lady being taken up body and soul into heaven, and a holy day ...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Dutch Catholics braced for church closures
what happened? the netherlands is facing mass closures of churches, with the diocese of utrecht likely to lose five in six, a researcher has...
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