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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
Prize crossword 0619
cryptic across 3 two boys read quietly in school a letter from paul (11) 7 fool little boy to come to a valley near jerusalem (6) 8 it’s him...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week i sunday, november 17 : the 33rd sunday in ordinary time mal 3:19-20a; ps 98; 2 thes 3:7-12; lk 21:5-1...
The Catholic Herald
How to… Serve the Church in retirement
parish priests today seldom live in community with other priests, which was normal half a century ago, but live alone while often trying to ...
The Catholic Herald
Why children should be taught the history of the Mass
ignorance, says lady bracknell in the importance of being earnest, is like a delicate, exotic, fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. she wo...
Fr Dominic Allain
Heaven is not automatic
our collect for the 33rd ordinary sunday was in the 8th-century liber sacramentorum gellonensis and also in the more ancient veronese sacram...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Christ is our hidden strength, our hidden wisdom
the 33rd sunday of the year mal 3:19-20; 2 thess 3:7-12; lk 21:5-19 (year c) “the day is coming now, burning like a furnace; and all the arr...
Bishop David McGough
Was Shostakovich a dissident or a lackey?
shostakovich: critical lives by pauline fairclough reaktion books, 240pp, £11.99/$19 there’s a popular image of shostakovich – encouraged by...
Michael White
The Borgia story isn't all debauchery
the borgias: power and fortune by paul strathern atlantic books, 400pp, £25/$28.95 the dubious distinction of serving as the stereotypical e...
James Baresel
The odd couple who kept up Britain's spirits
attlee and churchill by leo mckinstry atlantic, 737pp, £25/$28 talk about the descent from the sublime to the ridiculous. from attlee and ch...
Allan Massie
An absorbing twist on the police drama
criminal: uk (netflix) might sound boring to some potential viewers. take into consideration these details from episodes one and two. it has...
Carl Curtis
When atheists compose Masses
convincing catholic sacred music cannot be written by every gifted composer. when gustav mahler, a convert from judaism, was asked why he ha...
Benjamin Ivry
Letters: If not Peter's Pence, then what?
wanted: an alternative to peter’s pence sir – regarding the letter from p whitney (november 1), for the past two years i have not contribute...
The Catholic Herald
Britain's angriest Quaker
the controversial historian david starkey was raised in a quaker family and, although he is no longer a believer, i think that quaker backgr...
Mary Kenny
William Oddie: Dynamic, passionate and provocative
the recent death of william oddie will be sad news for his many friends and former colleagues. a large personality in catholic journalistic ...
Francis Phillips
What I learnt from a stint as a campus missionary
it was well below zero in chicago when i decided to become a fellowship of catholic university students (focus) missionary. we wore woolly h...
The Catholic Herald
Leo XIII: the missionary prisoner
the recent decision by pope francis to add the feast of our lady of loreto to the universal calendar made me think of pope leo xiii, the mis...
Fr Raymond de Souza
The staggering heroism of Japan's saints
the history of the catholic church in japan is one of triumph, tragedy, but above all perseverance. after st francis xavier and his fellow m...
William Doino Jr
Saints, authors and prime ministers: The dramatic story of Japanese Catholicism
after his apostolic visit to thailand later this month, pope francis will move on to japan, a land of saints and martyrs, but also a country...
Roy Peachey
The best drink I've had all year is a Stella
a new all-women’s club, allbright, is doing fantastically well in its branches in mayfair and fitzrovia. so well, in fact, that it’s opened ...
Harry Mount
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