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Laypeople will need to step up if the Irish church declines any further
what are we to make of the condition of the irish clergy as seen in an analysis by the association of catholic priests in their annual meeti...
Gertrude Clarke
The virtuous origins of Oktoberfest
today oktoberfest is a raucous, if convivial, affair of which few know the origins, but it was born of the love of a righteous king for his ...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
On discipleship
october is not an especially exciting month liturgically: we have an uninterrupted run of ordinary sundays, with readings from chapters 17 t...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
"Darling" by India Knight
nancy mitford fans never have to wait too long before a new offering or interpretation comes along. the last few years have seen the 2021 bb...
Violet Hudson
US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Media
sohrab ahmari columnist, editor and nonfiction author born in tehran and based in new york, sohrab ahmari, 37, is co-founder of the online p...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis renews deal with China while warning against nuclear war in Ukraine
on october 25, pope francis led leaders of world religions in an appeal to avert the threat of nuclear war in ukraine. at the closing ceremo...
Ignatius Dean
Review: 'My year with God' by Svend Brinkmann
my year with god is well-intentioned, but ultimately highlights the complacency at the heart of modern secular thinking, writes niall gooch ...
Niall Gooch
Why the Seal of Confession cannot be compromised
the suggestion by iicsa that the seal of confession is violable misunderstands its essence, writes fr richard whinder the independent inquir...
The Catholic Herald
Finding truthful witness in fictional saints
the saints from the great novels can help us grow in our faith, writes ken craycraft one of my daughters, margaret, recently finished sigrid...
Ken Craycraft
Cardinals Tagle and Parolin defend renewal of Sino-Vatican pact
on october 22 the vatican confirmed it had renewed a deal with the chinese communist party (ccp) relating to the appointment of bishops in t...
Ignatius Dean
Cardinal Kasper joins criticism of Synodal Path
german prelate cardinal walter kasper, the former president of the pontifical council for promoting christian unity, has called germany’s sy...
Ignatius Dean
St John Paul II: a man for our times
on his feast day, we must invoke the aid of john paul ii for our church a nd our country, writes joanna bogle he was brought up by a single ...
Joanna Bogle
Beware the Church of 'perpetual initiatives, built on shifting sands'
hugh somerville knapman osb takes the long view of vatican ii as surely we all know by now, 11 october was the 60th anniversary of the openi...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
Irish sex education plan to push gender ideology in Catholic schools
the irish department of education has just closed a consultation period for the revamping of its relationship and sexuality education (rse) ...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
New laws to ban prayer outside abortion clinics are disproportionate and farcical
is it only catholics who care about the unborn? asks gavin ashenden one of the more horrific parts of catholic history in these islands was ...
Gavin Ashenden
Cardinal Müller: the man to watch?
german prelate cardinal gerhard cardinal müller has emerged as a leading figure in the orthodox camp of the catholic church over the past fe...
Ignatius Dean
In the School of Saint Benedict: Benedictine Spirituality for Every Christian by Xavier Perrin
in this excellent little book, beautifully translated from the french by dom luke bell and sister laetitia payne, abbot xavier perrin of qua...
Philippa Edwards OSB
Admitting mistakes with wit and wisdom by A N Wilson
an wilson’s confessions is subtitled “a life of failed promises”, which is a little harsh for one of the most consistently lively and entert...
Gertrude Clarke
Hollywood must rediscover the art of storytelling
there is more to the medium than the message. the woman king is a case in point it’s a peculiar sign of our times that filmmakers feel ...
Ferdie Rous
The Synod will continue until Synodality improves
are catholics going to be asked the same questions until they produce the right answers, wonders hugh somerville knapman osb on 16 october, ...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
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