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The Sixteen's Harry Christophers on Lent, lyrics, and life
on a perishingly cold day i find myself talking with harry christophers, the world-acclaimed conductor and director of the sixteen, about le...
Serenhedd James
Memories of Masses past and present keep loved ones alive
on 5 november 1962, my father, a retired naval commander, wrote to my headmistress. dear mother shanley, i am disturbed at elisa’s continued...
Elisa Segrave
Shūsaku Endō, the Catholic novelist who bore witness to the love of God
the warmth of christ shines through in his novels, says daniel frampton on the japanese author’s centenary . "the thing we are most lacking ...
Daniel Frampton
My Father's House, by Joseph O'Connor
my father’s house joseph o’connor harvill secker, £20, 288 pages we know that delia kiernan means business, because she is driving a diploma...
Eleanor Hammond
A History of Delusions, by Victoria Shepherd
a history of delusions: the glass king, a substitute husband and a walking corpse victoria shepherd oneworld, £16.99, 352 pages where do del...
Philip Sidney
Holy Communion from the chalice to return on Holy Thursday
holy communion under both species is to be reintroduced into catholic parishes from the holy thursday mass of the lord’s supper. the bishops...
Simon Caldwell
Drag queens in schools: the unbelievable has finally happened
if you argued ten years ago that schools would be inviting drag queens to teach children that there are 73 genders, you would have been call...
Laura Perrins
Seeing St David: some modern depictions of the patron saint of Wales
there has been a pervasive modern assumption, repeated in many church guide books, that churches dedicated to early saints were a result of ...
Martin Crampin
On (Lenten) retreat with Opus Dei
(thornycroft hall in cheshire hosts retreats run by opus dei | thornycroft hall facebook) i have just returned from an opus dei retreat at t...
Katherine Bennett
Fr Konstantin Budkiewicz and why the Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church
andrzej piotrowski reflects on fr konstantin budkiewicz, 100 years after his murder. with his balding pate, pince-nez spectacles and boy-lik...
Andrzej Piotrowski
Mary and Joseph were guided by goodness
during lent we should look to the model obedience of mary and joseph. the month of march falls entirely within lent this year, but there are...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Deepening faith amidst strife
faith can be deepened, not destroyed, by strife, even when the suffering is unspeakable, says rupert shortt. when the renowned jewish thinke...
Rupert Shortt
The Lancet Commission: Considering death and its value
the ‘lancet commission on the value of death’ has much to commend it, says james le fanu. like many before me, i find myself at that stage o...
James Le Fanu
A tribute to Mgr Alfred Gilbey
miles pattenden revisits the legacy of mgr alfred gilbey, a quarter of a century after his death. march 26 this year marks the 25th annivers...
Miles Pattenden
Ron DeSantis: the Catholic rival feared by Trump
the race to become the republican challenger to joe biden in next year’s presidential election has suddenly started to heat up. republican p...
Nicholas Wapshott
Traditional Latin Mass: the latest pawn in the Vatican chess game
vatican politics is beginning to look a little like a chess game. white against black. a battle between those who love the church throu...
Gavin Ashenden
Netflix's 'Human Playground' reminds us that play is fundamental to our existence
a bull has the ability to charge at you at up to 35mph. there are 10 40 possible moves in chess. if a cue ball hits half of the intend...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Liverpool and Leeds crack down on Latin Mass in parish churches
the bishops of liverpool and leeds have cancelled traditional latin masses in their parish churches in the wake of further restrictions on a...
Simon Caldwell
Irish government ignores in-depth report in favour of emotive poem
irish prime minister leo varadkar, gave an insight in parliament last week about how policy is made. speaking in the dáil , he told of...
Dualta Roughneen
Letter from Rome: the Roche rescript comes with all the zeal of Saul the Pharisee
cardinal arthur roche, prefect of the dicastery for divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments (photo: marcin mazur) vatican city s...
Diana Montagna
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