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don’t jump to conclusions on medjugorje sir – a few points regarding the letter on medjugorje from dp collins (june 2). first, he speaks of ...
The Catholic Herald
The hymn buried under centuries of rubbish
the city of oxyrhynchus is in central egypt, south of cairo, west of the nile, and bears its greek name from the time of alexander the great...
Michael Duggan
Film: Is this the weirdest God movie ever made?
the initial wave of faith-based movies – those medium-to-low budget dramas boosted by evangelical word of mouth – diminished quickly in the ...
Mike McCahill
Television: A drama that grasps the Church’s mystery
catholicism runs right through the writing of jimmy mcgovern. sometimes it’s a seam of gold, other times it’s poison. the movie priest (1994...
Tim Stanley
Music: Eschatological opera ends without a bang
describing the end of the world in music is no small deal. wagner took 16 hours spread over four nights when he tried in the ring cycle. jon...
Michael White
Martyrdoms that could rival any horror film
the burning time by virginia rounding, macmillan, £20 as a child, deeply affected by stories of vampires and suchlike, i once tapped the wis...
Simon Caldwell
Thirsty souls in Mao’s wasteland
the souls of china: the return of religion after mao by ian johnson, allen lane, £25 china has been through much in the past hundred years, ...
James Butler
Do grown-ups still need dogma?
black sheep and prodigals by dave tomlinson, hodder, £14.99 dave tomlinson declares that his book is “for people who are fed up with black a...
Jonathan Wright
Briefly noted
catholicism: a very short introduction by gerald o’collins (oxford university press, £7.99) . this is a fully updated, second edition of thi...
Staff writers
Omnium Gatherum
‘lenty, penty, crucy, lucy” is the mnemonic doggerel by which we remember the ember. the ember day observances of the traditional liturgical...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Word this week
trinity sunday ex 34:4-6 & 8-9; 2 cor 13:11-13; jn 3:6-18 (year a) there is, within us all, a lingering fear that god is unapproachable....
Bishop David McGough
Lectio Divina
for god so loved the most holy trinity: john 3:16-18 16 for god loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who beli...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Saint of the week: Germaine Cousin (June 15)
a difficult beginning germaine cousin died in 1601 at the age of 22, and is the patroness of abuse victims, ugly people and the abandoned. f...
Staff Reporter
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, june 11 : most holy trinity ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; 2 cor 13:11-13; jn 3:16-18...
The Catholic Herald
If Jeremy Corbyn is prime minister on Friday, I'll eat my clerical collar
If I were a betting man, I would be putting money on a Conservative majority of seventy seats
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Pastor Iuventus
what seminarians need in a spiritual director i recently discovered the delights of malta for the first time, with a certain sense of frustr...
Pastor Iuventus
Pictures of the week
1 two founding members of the app-based business espressgo meet senior pupils from the marist school in sunninghill, berkshire. 2 lilia midd...
The Catholic Herald
Bishop's engagements
cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: celebration of mass for the golden jubilee at st gabriel of our lady of sorrows catholic church, st john...
The Catholic Herald
Prize crossword 0494
cryptic across 5 sewer’s blocked at the end, with bad weather to come (5) 6 arm against english riposte (5) 8 rainforest’s struggle to survi...
Alun Evans
The seamless garment
john of the cross teaches that within spirituality and morality there are no exempt areas. simply put, you cannot be a saint or a highly mor...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
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