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It is easy to get distracted from what really matters in life
it is easy to get distracted from what really matters in life for the first week of february, chez gooch was a plague house. all of us were ...
Niall Gooch
Philokalia: Volume 5, reviewed by Mark Jenkins
philokalia: volume 5 ed. kallistos ware faber & faber, £30, 324 pages the much-anticipated fifth volume of an english translation of the...
Mark Jenkins
EXCLUSIVE interview: Bishop Barron, the face of the modern Church?
bishop robert barron reaches a huge online audience with his word on fire ministry. what’s his secret, asks melanie mcdonagh there aren’t, f...
Melanie McDonagh
Letter from the Editor: Crisis in the Church and growth for the Herald
i enjoyed reading peter frankopan’s diary for this issue, in which he admits that writing a book is a “very spiritual experience”. after his...
William Cash
"More roast muskrat, Your Grace?" Fasting and abstinence comes in all shapes and sizes
in 1966 pope paul vi issued the apostolic constitution pænitemini , which rather radically changed the rules on fasting and abstinence...
Fr James Bradley
Episode 39: The Latin Mass Life Raft with Dr Joseph Shaw
the guest for this 39th episode of merely catholic , the podcast series for the catholic herald , is dr joseph shaw, the chairma...
The Catholic Herald
Diary for March 2023: by Peter Frankopan
writing a book is like listening to a wagner opera. it is an epic, dramatic exercise – and it requires stamina. above all, though, it never ...
Peter Frankopan
Paprocki calls views of US cardinal 'heretical'
a bishop and distinguished canon lawyer has suggested that views expressed by a recently-appointed us cardinal are “heretical”. bishop thoma...
Simon Caldwell
Deeper insight into Mary, Queen of Scots
a moving and insightful treasure trove of her ‘lost letters’ has been discovered online, writes gertrude clark. the “most important new find...
Gertrude Clarke
Stanley James: Journey home of a spiritual tramp
robert nurden introduces his grandfather, former herald deputy editor stanley james. a raw young cowboy herds the cattle on a ranch in the f...
Robert Nurden
New commission to address ‘broken’ immigration system
the cross-party, multi-faith commission on the integration of refugees aims to create a society where all feel welcome . immigration is a ho...
Hugh Kerr
The demise of Christian America
stephen bullivant presents evidence that the us is becoming an ex-christian country, as more people become ‘nonverts’ to no religion . meet ...
Stephen Bullivant
John P Meier: Catholic biblical scholar of rigour
when fr john p meier died in october 2022, the world lost a renowned catholic biblical scholar – whose ambitious, multi-volume project, a ma...
Nick Ripatrazone
Recipes: There’s no reason why Lent shouldn’t be both meat-free and delicious
here we are, then, in the middle of lent. perhaps you’re keeping your resolutions, or perhaps you’re finding it more difficult. however you’...
Kate Ford
Nitisma: The fast way to happiness
when was the last time you saw a book on greek orthodoxy with encomiums from jamie oliver and claudia roden on the cover? well, this is what...
Gertrude Clarke
Stonyhurst College and its churches
stonyhurst is a remarkable establishment, in both architectural and other ways. it is physically situated in remote lancashire countryside t...
Michael Hodges
This presentation of the Tudors is about the battle for England’s soul
imagine trying to export the tudors without the help of hilary mantel. after her untimely death in the autumn, the cleveland museum of art h...
Lucien de Guise
Vermeer: A Catholic painter in Calvinist Delft?
michael white takes in the rijksmuseum’s show on the life, work and faith of johannes vermeer. within the world’s great art collections, tit...
Michael White
To have and to hold: the beauty of medieval ivories
sarah guerin helps us understand more deeply the trade and role of medieval devotional ivories, writes emma edwards. a few weeks ago i was f...
Emma Edwards
Catholic treasures at Sotheby’s
arabella illingworth reflects on the latest spetchley park sale. there is always something rather sad about the dispersal of the contents of...
Arabella Illingworth
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