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Don’t be fooled by China
sometimes we look at the people’s republic of china and think, “come on, they can’t be communist any more – half of them are overweight!” so...
Tim Stanley
My sister’s tips on tipping
is restaurant tipping a moral issue? for my late sister, ursula, it was. she was, i thought, a wild over-tipper, always adding 20 per cent t...
Mary Kenny
A pox on pews
this mostly protestant invention has little to do with our tradition and turns us into passive participants the queen consort of george v wa...
Fr George Rutler
Comments of the week
letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...
The Catholic Herald
A secular saint who turned anguish into art
bonnie lander johnson on the strange 21st-century cult of fridolatry this summer we took our children to the frida kahlo exhibition at the v...
Bonnie Lander Johnson
Music: The fine-tuned purr of flawless a cappella
time flies. it seems like last week, but it’s actually been a year since simon rattle’s triumphant homecoming to take charge of the london s...
Michael White
Film: Did John Paul’s words help end the Troubles?
the contention of the documentary john paul ii in ireland: a plea for peace , written and directed by emmy award winner david naglieri, is t...
KV Turley
A radical plan for building Catholic communities
building the benedict option by leah libresco, ignatius press, 163pp, £13 the concept of authenticity has gained much cachet recently. in po...
Brandon McGinley
The aftermath of the Brazilian renaissance
brazil: a biography by lilia schwarcz and heloisa starling, allen lane, 761pp, £30 in a now famous book of 1928, manifesto antropófago , bra...
Ian Thomson
What the abortion lobby has done to feminism
the abolition of women by fiorella nash, ignatius press, 240pp, £14 if readers are mystified by fiorella nash’s title, her subtitle explains...
Charlie Hegarty
Omnium Gatherum
this sunday, october 7, is the feast of our lady of the rosary. its origin lies in christendom’s crucial 1571 victory at the battle of lepan...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Word this week
the 27th sunday of the year gen 2:18-24; heb 2:9-11; mk 10:2-16 (year b) "the lord said, ‘it is not good that man should be alone. i will ma...
Bishop David McGough
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, october 7: the 27th sunday of the year gn 2:18-24; ps 128; heb 2:9-11; mk 10:2-16 monday, octob...
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Peter Sheppard: Could Catholics return to medieval churches?
i have swapped my london life for norfolk, where i am restoring a house built by lord walpole in the early 18th century. at the same time i ...
Peter Sheppard
Hope is already emerging in the US Church
i promised myself i wouldn’t write about the abuse crisis again this week. but if you are in the united states, as i am, there’s no escaping...
Fr Dominic Allain
What’s in a name?
we’re called to a name change. we’re all familiar with the incident in the bible where god changes the name of abram to abraham. the change ...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Princess Alexandra's conversion highlights a great injustice in British law
She may be far down the line of succession, but it is still wrong to exclude her for being Catholic
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Wanted: deputy online editor for Catholic Herald
We are looking for someone to play a significant role in developing our digital operation
Luke Coppen
Letters from the Synod-2018: October 3 – As the Synod opens...
Reports and Commentary, from Rome and Elsewhere, on the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Xavier Rynne II
Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/10/18
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
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