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From ‘Easter people’ to Eucharistic people
the bishops want to encourage the great revival of eucharistic adoration in our parishes this weekend somewhere in the region of 10,000 pilg...
Bishop Robert Byrne
Fr Raymond J de Souza: The pontifical secret after Viganò
whatever the truth or falsity of the claims made by archbishop carlo maria viganò in his “testimony” calling for the resignation of pope fra...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Last rites for a dying class
my deepest condolences to donald trump on the occasion of john mccain’s funeral. mr trump wasn’t invited, you see. everyone else was: presid...
Tim Stanley
The next big thing
ancient liturgy, bollywood rhythms and stadium-filling enthusiasm: syro-malabar catholics are reinvigorating the church in the north west th...
Neil Addison
My teacher’s unforgettable lesson
ah, the crisp days of september, when we remember going back to school. i can still smell the leather school bags, visualise the new school ...
Mary Kenny
The first sons of Tyburn
an event of historic significance in the life of the catholic church took place at a private ceremony in france last month, witnessed by a s...
Simon Caldwell
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
September education feature: Teaching the teachers
catholic schools form the soul as well as the mind – so it’s not just the students who need mentoring at this time of year most schools will...
Fr Matthew Pittam
Education feature: An anchor in a changing world
faith and reason, student welfare and a role for parents: cardinal newman’s vision of education was way ahead of its time aristotle praised ...
Matthew Fogg
Arts essay: The curious cult of the ‘French Elvis’
it’s a late summer morning at the église de la madeleine in paris. as tourists wander into the imposing neo-classical church, hundreds of th...
Jean-Christophe Laurence
Classical: We’re no longer the Land Without Music
for a land without music, as the germans used to call us, we british don’t do badly when it comes to sending conductors overseas to run the ...
Michael White
Film: Polish heroes who defied the doubters
the year is 1940, and the battle of britain is going so badly for the raf that the top brass are reluctantly considering allowing a group of...
Will Gore
From popes and purgatory to horror films and rap
dante’s divine comedy by ian thomson, head of zeus, 280pp, £18.99 the notion of a literary canon is an unfashionable one. on english courses...
Matt Thorne
The busy genius with time for the lowly
the world in thirty-eight chapters by henry hitchings, macmillan, 320pp, £16.99 there have been many biographies of dr johnson. indeed, imme...
Jack Carrigan
Dashes, brackets, and Oxford commas
after scanning the contents page of this slim volume, i made my way directly to chapter 17. the title of this chapter, “-ize or -ise”, had s...
Michael Duggan
Practical tips for one of life’s hardest journeys
terminal illness by dr elizabeth toy, dr catherine o’neill and dr sarah jackson, redemptorist, 53pp, £5 written by three west country profes...
Fr Denis Blackledge SJ
Omnium Gatherum
during september, marian liturgical observances come in rapid succession. on september 8 we celebrate the nativity of mary. on the 12th, we ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Word this week
the 23rd sunday of the year is 35:4-7; jas 2:1-5; mk 7:31-37 (year b) “say to all faint hearts, ‘courage, do not be afraid. look, your god i...
Bishop David McGough
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, september 9: 23rd sunday in ordinary time is 35:4-7a; ps 146; jas 2:1-5; mk 7:31-37 monday, sep...
The Catholic Herald
Fr Dominic Allain: My plea to the Holy Father
i was in assisi last week when news of archbishop viganò’s dossier broke, swelling the tsunami of scandal that raged all summer. the geograp...
Fr Dominic Allain
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