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The rise of the tradismatic Catholic
A growing number of Catholics now blend traditionalist and charismatic spirituality, finding in both a seriousness and depth often missing from mainstream parish life.
Thomas Edwards
Why your brain needs boredom: The neuroscience of Advent
In a culture allergic to silence, Advent invites us back into the lost art of waiting
Delphine Chui
Fruit of the council: A Church no longer serious about salvation
Sixty years after Vatican II, the Church faces a crisis of tone and teaching, as the once-central realities of sin, judgement and salvation fade from Catholic life.
Thomas Colsy
Review: Converts by Melanie McDonagh
The remarkable story of Britain’s Catholic converts, from Wilde and Newman to Waugh and Greene.
Thomas Edwards
Cardinal Baselios Cleemis on the conclave, tradition and the Indian Catholic diaspora
The head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church discusses his visit to England, the growth of Indian Catholic communities, and the papal conclave.
The Catholic Herald
Leo XIV’s first great test: unity, contradiction, and the College of Cardinals
The gathering of the College of Cardinals will be the first major moment of Pope Leo XIV’s reign and a test of his promise to restore unity in the Church.
Michael Haynes
Advent around the world
The traditions of Advent shaped by saints, councils, and the comings of Christ through time.
George Gilbey
Cancer, conversion, and the quiet necessity of daily Mass
Suffering has drawn Dominic Perrem into the same quiet place where his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather once stood: before the Eucharist.
Dominic Perrem
Newman's enduring legacy
Hundreds of Anglican priests and religious have become Catholic in recent years. The legacy of a 19th-century English convert, a singular influence on the Church, is evident in this remarkable gift of vocations.
Thomas Edwards
The House of Lords needs Catholic bishops again
The battle for the next Lord Speaker exposes how far Britain’s upper chamber has drifted from its Christian constitutional inheritance.
Niwa Limbu
We need more people of faith in politics
Two public figures, one in Washington and one in Westminster, show how Christian faith can form leaders who speak with conscience rather than compliance.
Thomas Edwards
Whither the Mass of Vatican II?
The Mass that concluded the Council reflected the modest reforms the bishops endorsed, yet the liturgical changes that followed soon moved far beyond their intentions.
Dom Alcuin Reid
Kemi Badenoch and the Christian roots of Conservatism
Kemi Badenoch may not profess Christian faith, but her Wilberforce Lecture argued that Conservatism still depends on Christian virtues.
Melanie McDonagh
Advent: The Forgotten Season of Penitence
Advent holds a unique tension: joyful expectation and necessary repentance. Recovering this balance may be the key to rediscovering the wonder we have lost.
Fr Gavan Jennings
Making sense of Mary’s Immaculate Conception
Many Catholics misunderstand the Immaculate Conception. Here are three simple, beautiful ways to see how Mary’s grace fits perfectly into God’s plan.
David Hahn
James VI and I: The last great humanist king
A new portrait of James VI and I reveals a ruler far more complex than the caricatures.
John Morrill
The Second Vatican Council is not to blame
The Second Vatican Council is now 60 years old. But for all the disputes, real rupture came from an inadequately catechised clergy
Gavin Ashenden
The case for God
Modern science was meant to bury belief in God. Instead, discoveries from the Big Bang to DNA have shaken materialism at its core.
Michel Yves Bollore
The story of St Nicholas
Drawn from 9th C sources, this vivid portrait of St Nicholas recounts his hidden generosity, his election as bishop, and the miraculous aid he offered to all who called upon him.
John the Deacon
What my brother taught me about Advent
A brother’s insistence on saving one gift became a formative Advent lesson: anticipation is not a burden but a grace, preparing us for Christ’s arrival
Nick Ripatrazone
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