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The big story: Statues thrown in Tiber during synod’s final week
what happened? a catholic has thrown three controversial statues into rome’s river tiber, before posting a video of the incident onli...
Staff writers
It may be years before Vatican finances are truly reformed
once a year catholics are asked to contribute to a collection known as peter’s pence. they do so on the understanding that their donations w...
The Catholic Herald
October 25, 2019
The Catholic Herald
Grieving as a spiritual exercise
in a remarkable book, the inner voice of love, written while he was in a deep emotional depression, henri nouwen shares these words: the gre...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Why preachers – and politicians – shouldn't speak from notes
i have been told that not so very long ago – certainly in my lifetime – if and when an mp read out his speech in parliament he would be gree...
Richard Ingrams
Heretic of the week: William J Seymour
william j seymour (1870-1922) was born in franklin, louisiana, to a former slave couple. although baptised catholic in his home town’s assum...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0615
cryptic across 7 after dissolute heir apparent’s wild spree, gets kicked out of iranian section (8) 8 bob in the old days with a mournf...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week i sunday, october 20 : 29th sunday in ordinary time ex 17:8-13; ps 121; 2 tm 3:14 – 4:2; lk 18:1-8 monday, ...
The Catholic Herald
How to… Pray to St John Henry Newman
the simplest way to pray to england’s newest saint is to say: “st john henry newman, pray for us.” this could be elaborated upon by asking f...
The Catholic Herald
Newman was no prophet of doctrinal 'paradigm shifts'
everyone agrees it’s a great thing both for the church in this country and for the universal church that john henry newman is now a saint. i...
Fr Dominic Allain
A strategy for Catholics in a time of chaos
if you are a regular reader of this publication, you have probably learned of peculiar, indeed inexplicable, nay, rather, downright alarming...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Persistent prayer will always purify the heart
the 29th sunday of the year ex 17:8-13; 2 tim 314 – 4:2; lk 18:1-8 (year c) "the lord will guard you from evil, he will guard your going and...
Bishop David McGough
After the Apocalypse, an Anglican theocracy
the second sleep by robert harris hutchinson, 320pp, £20/$26.95 a new book by robert harris is a joyful event, for he has repeatedly proven ...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
The regrets of the man who volunteered to go to Auschwitz
the volunteer by jack fairweather custom house, 528pp, £20/$28.99 who on earth would volunteer to enter auschwitz? it sounds like suicide an...
Ben Sixsmith
Why Newman loved Beethoven but not Pugin
unearthly beauty by guy nicholls, gracewing, 352pp, £25/$31 having waited so long for this event, it is almost a shock to see the title “st ...
Jack Carrigan
Sacha Baron Cohen is superb in this tense thriller
it’s ironic that many series on television today are rated “ma” (mature audiences), when realistically they should be labelled “aa”, for ado...
Carl Curtis
A Protestant novelist's case for Catholicism
an enduring paradox of american literature is that a protestant author, willa cather (1873–1947) wrote novels with catholic themes that have...
Benjamin Ivry
Letters: 'Services of the Word' offer no offence to God
services of the word are no offence to god sir – in his letter (october 11) donato tallo terms the practice of liturgies of the word and hol...
The Catholic Herald
The hats that speak
as a boy, i was fascinated by the kippah a jewish friend wore upon his head. i did not understand it. why did he wear it? i never asked. but...
C C Pecknold
The Irish border is already ambiguous
fears are sometimes expressed that if brexit goes pear-shaped, and the united kingdom leaves the eu without a deal, terrorism could return t...
Mary Kenny
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