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The ever-shifting form of Mary Magdalene

the magdalene in the reformation by margaret arnold, oup, 312pp, £25 who is mary magdalene? is she apostola apostolorum , the first to procl...

Richard Ounsworth OP

Feted by his fans, abused by racists

making oscar wilde by michèle mendelssohn, oup, 360pp, £20 in january 1882, oscar wilde toured america with a trunkful of lace-trimmed velve...

Ian Thomson

A place where mobile phones don’t buzz

historical noir by barry forshaw, no exit, 220pp, £9.99 as we rush headlong into an uncertain future that seems at once both disorientating ...

Stav Sherez

The free-spirited woman who found grace

dorothy day: an introduction by terence c wright, ignatius, 162pp, £12 the author, an academic at the st john vianney theological seminary i...

Charlie Hegarty

Omnium Gatherum

the german writer josef pieper ( d 1997) described our supernatural life as having three main currents. first, we have knowledge of god surp...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Word this week

the 20th sunday of the year prov 9:1-6 & 12-15; eph 5:15-20; jn 6:51-58 (year b) we published this column a week early in our august 10 ...

Bishop David McGough

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iv sunday, august 19: 20th sunday in ordinary time prv 9:1-6; ps 34; eph 5:15-20; jn 6:51-58 monday, august...

The Catholic Herald

Fr Matthew Pittam: Serving in the hours of darkness

a call in the middle of the night is never going to be a good thing in a presbytery. tonight’s call was to ask me to attend the nursing home...

Fr Matthew Pittam

Prize crossword 0555

cryptic across 3 shanghai’s media circus? (5-4) 7 jazz fan about fifty’s fallen for soft rock (4) 8 nastiest manifestation of a giant (8) 9 ...

Alun Evans

The power of a compliment

thomas aquinas once suggested that it’s a sin not to give a compliment to someone when it’s deserved, because by withholding our praise we’r...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Analysis: DiNardo's promise, and the USCCB's pending policies

The bishops are holding their first formal meeting since the summer's scandal began

JD Flynn/CNA

How to sanctify your daily work

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski said physical work was a true calling for Christians

Francis Phillips

The poet who saw the sacramental in everyday life

Gerard Manley Hopkins’s conversion did not lead him to write conventional religious verse

Francis Phillips

A look at President Trump’s pro-life 'solution'

Faced with a divided Congress, what can Trump do for the pro-life movement?

Michelle La Rosa/CNA

English Catholics criticise Vatican-China deal

A long-serving MP and a former Member of the European Parliament are among names who have condemned the agreement

Nick Hallett

Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/11/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Luke Coppen

Pope says entrepreneurship needed in face of 'scandalous poverty'

'The possession of goods is an opportunity to multiply them with creativity and use them with generosity,' the Pope said

Courtney Grogan/CNA

Indian diocese will not fund defense for bishop accused of rape

The bishop's brother will instead pay the costs, the diocese said

Catholic News Agency

Catholic vote split in midterm elections, pro-life amendments adopted

The Catholic vote split 50-50 between the two parties, the Pew Research Center said

Christine Rousselle & CNA

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