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How to… Celebrate the Epiphany
the epiphany is perhaps an under-celebrated feast in britain, in comparison with other countries. often it represents only the twelfth night...
The Catholic Herald
The most sentimental of Christmases can still point to the truth
frantically last-minute christmas shopping, i was arrested by a sign in a shop window: “don’t forget yourself this christmas.” it struck me ...
Fr Dominic Allain
Epiphany is the day we pray to behold God's beauty
the ancient church gave much greater importance to the feast of epiphany than to the relative latecomer christmas. “epiphany” is from the gr...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Forget New Year's resolutions – just surrender to Christ
the epiphany of the lord is 60:1-6; eph 3:2-3 & 5-6; mt 2:1-12 (year a) "where is the infant king of the jews? we saw his star as it ros...
Bishop David McGough
Why Christians need to 'let go of winning'
free to believe by luke goodrich, penguin random house, 288pp, £19.99/$24 is religious liberty still a bedrock principle of american freedom...
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
A love letter to the north of England
the northumbrians by dan jackson hurst, 320pp, £20/$34.79 dan jackson grew up on the banks of the tyne to parents from newcastle and pit-vil...
Michael Duggan
The long twilight of the Roman gods
how to think about god by marcus tullius cicero, translated by philip freeman princeton, 151pp, £13.99/$16.95 this handy little book could j...
Harry Mount
How saints saved a crumbling civilisation
i’d be lying if i said there weren’t any new christmas movies airing right now; in truth, i tried a couple, but couldn’t get very far with e...
Carl Curtis
This year, let's bring hearty innocence back to the world
i don’t break my new year’s resolutions, because i never make any, but if i were to recommend one to readers today, it would be to try to re...
Anthony Esolen
Letters: Churches are full of static Catholics
churches are full of static catholics sir – concerning the reported falling attendances in church, i wonder if this may be a problem to do w...
The Catholic Herald
Timeless marital advice from the 1930s
are there any menfolk out there whose 2020 new year resolution includes a pledge to be a good husband? they would surely benefit from a litt...
Mary Kenny
The episode that showed François Mauriac at his best
in a celebrated interview in the observer in 1963, graham greene was asked if he was happy to be described as a catholic novelist. his respo...
The Catholic Herald
The Newman of the East
thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india in 2019 we became more familiar with the life and mission of st john henry newman. perhaps in 2020 we migh...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Welcome to the 2020s: What Catholics can expect in the next decade
what will happen to the church in the coming decade? only god knows, but it’s still worth considering what may lie ahead in the 2020s. here ...
Luke Coppen
My clash with Roald Dahl over 'The Witches'
so long as the big things are right, we can ignore the niggles, the little but regular annoyances which keep me from dropping off at night. ...
Allan Scott
This year England will be rededicated to Our Lady. We’ll need it
it is never easy to predict what is to come even over a few days, never mind a year. who would have thought, for instance, this time last ye...
Simon Caldwell
The McCarrick report – and other things to expect in 2020
as the year 2020 opens, the church appears to have entered into the slogging phase of its leadership crisis. part of that is due to what one...
Christopher R. Altieri
How do we cope when it is hard to hope?
every year we spend most of the season of advent uttering this prayer: “may inherit the great promise in which now we dare to hope.” why is ...
Fr Peter John Cameron
January 3, 2020
The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Sarah: Nigerians killed by terrorists are ‘martyrs’
african church leaders have responded to the reported execution of 11 nigerian christians by a terrorist group affiliated with the isamic st...
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