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The dangerous nonsense behind 'natural horsemanship'
whenever someone uses the word “natural”, i feel a sense of dread. but nothing puts the wind up me more than the words “natural horsemanship...
Melissa Kite
The staggering artistic legacy of Pope Julius II
pope julius ii, born giuliano della rovere, has come down to us as “the warrior pope”. this is with good reason: his pontificate, which last...
Stephen Withnell
Letters & emails
the true significance of altar rails sir – mr b robinson (letter, december 7) asks whether we can have our altar rails back. the answer is i...
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The untold life of the woman who wrote 'In the Bleak Midwinter'
this, surely, is one of the most poetic of christmas carols: in the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water ...
Mary Kenny
George Bernard Shaw's unconvincing atheism
when it came to playing the part of a curmudgeon, george bernard shaw seemed to enjoy the role, and there are few better examples of this th...
Fr George Rutler
I'm dreaming of a noir Christmas
perhaps because red and green look garish together, or because roasted chestnuts have no taste, or because “everyone telling you be of good ...
Matthew Schmitz
Bruce Springsteen rediscovers his Catholic roots
eternity is calling bruce springsteen, and it’s drawing him back to his childhood parish church, whose steeple cast a long shadow over his w...
Sohrab Ahmari
The CDF has been marginalised. Will Archbishop Scicluna's appointment reverse that?
if there was a catholic “man of the year” for 2018, many people’s candidate would be archbishop charles scicluna of malta. or perhaps “firem...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Despite the superficial materialism, December in New York is still magical
The secular hijacking of Christmas can be frustrating, but beneath the glitter and sentimentality are love and happiness
R.R. Reno
Diary: Introducing Americans to the three-hour lunch
when the catholic herald team arrived to launch our 130-year-old magazine in america, i thought we were primarily on an intellectual mission...
William Cash
How the world's youngest cardinal became one of Africa's strongest moral authorities
in the central african republic (car), one of the world’s most violent countries, the year ended much as it had begun, with catholic church ...
Jonathan Luxmoore
English and Welsh Catholics could be getting a new lectionary
mass-goers will soon be hearing a different bible translation used for readings, according to reports. the current lectionary (official coll...
Dan Hitchens
CTS is closing its flagship Westminster store. But this isn't the end
it has long been perhaps the most dangerous catholic bookshop in london. “it’s terrible, this place,” customers have been heard to complain....
Dan Hitchens
Rome at Christmas: a not-so-silent night
Christmas in Rome is jam-packed with crowds, cribs and roasted chestnuts
Christopher R. Altieri
World news
santa clara, california why young catholics are leaving the church an american study on young adults leaving the church has found that about...
The Catholic Herald
Week in review
the big story of the past seven days ✣ supreme court declines planned parenthood cases what happened? the us supreme court has declined to a...
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December 21, 2018
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The best spiritual books of 2018
If you haven't already read these books, there's still time in the New Year
Francis Phillips
What it's like to assist at Mass with the Pope
A priest tells the story of how he concelebrated Mass with Pope Francis
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
For his 82nd birthday party, Pope Francis hosts sick children
ahead of his 82nd birthday, pope francis held a party and ate birthday cake with children under the care of a free health clinic inside the ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
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