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The post-Vatican II civil war
in his new book, the irony of modern catholic history (basic books £25 / $30), george weigel traces the root of debates at the recent amazon...
George Weigel
Prince Andrew’s unanswered questions
many people watching prince andrew’s television interview at the weekend will have been thinking of the impact on the queen – watching the s...
Mary Kenny
Letters: William Oddie guided me to Rome
william oddie helped me on my path to rome sir – your insightful and moving obituary (november 15) of the former catholic herald editor dr w...
The Catholic Herald
How ‘flawless’ music is killing creativity
some years ago, i attended a live performance of berlioz’s titanic requiem, played by a combined ensemble comprising the city of birmingham ...
Peter Davison
An Egyptian extravaganza that costs an arm and a leg
the tutankhamun exhibition at the saatchi gallery, near london’s sloane square, is on its third stop on a 10-country tour. it’s the last tim...
David V Barrett
The city where the Crusaders’ dream died
the accursed tower by roger crowley, yale, 256pp, £20/$28 the press release that accompanied this attractive hardback asked whether this boo...
The Catholic Herald
The sweet, neglected pastures of Latin
long live latin by nicola gardini, profile, 256pp, £14.99/$26 is latin still alive? yes, there are some intellectuals like benedict xvi who ...
Harry Mount
When people really believed in fairies
fairies: a dangerous history by richard sugg, reaktion books, 279pp, £9.99/$16.95 do you believe in fairies? many of us would say no, then p...
David V Barrett
Walking with God among pots and pans
the life of saint teresa of avila by carlos eire, princeton, 280pp, £22/$26.95 this incisive, insightful book gets to the heart of the matte...
Alexander Jolliffe
Diary of a City Priest
pius xi announced the establishment of the feast of christ the king in an encyclical, quas primas, published in december 1925. in its introd...
Fr Dominic Allain
How to … Be an altar server
most parish priests like to be able to draw on the help of between one and six altar servers at any one time. traditionally, the lay ministr...
The Catholic Herald
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, november 24: our lord jesus christ king of the universe 2 sm 5:1-3; ps 122; col 1:12-20; lk...
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Prize crossword 0620
cryptic across 5 french author died in thebes, he discovered (6) 7 fix liza with soldier, getting on board to see the pyramids here (2,4) 9 ...
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Heretic of the week: Conrad Beissel
conrad beissel (1691-1768) was born in eberbach, a town deeply divided between catholics and calvinists. as one of the latter, he took up th...
Charles Coulombe
Writing homilies often leaves me shaken
during homilies, i occasionally tell an amusing story to illustrate my point. i deliver a line i find particularly jocular, only to look up ...
Fr Michael Rennier
Saints for a new situation
everywhere in church circles today you hear a lament: our churches are emptying. we’ve lost our youth. this generation no longer knows or un...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Does the Vatican's new financial czar have a hope?
if you want to know how the reform of vatican finances is going, two developments are a bellwether: the appointment of fr juan antonio guerr...
Christopher R. Altieri
Living out a vocation
what does it mean to have a vocation? the term gets batted around both in religious and secular circles, and everyone assumes its meaning is...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Giving baddies a good send-off
enough doom and gloom, says billy connolly, quoted in the london evening standard: he thinks the news needs cheering up. “move obituaries fr...
Andrew M Brown
Heretic of the week: Valentinus
valentinus (100-160), was born in a small town in northern egypt, and moved to alexandria as a child. there he received a greek education an...
Charles Coulombe
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