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Catholics can reclaim the territory seized by eco-warriors
the tsunami of fashionable nonsense that has flooded the public domain in the cause of saving the planet has understandably left many cathol...
Simon Caldwell
The closure of Carfin Grotto's visitor centre is a warning to Catholics
the closure of a pilgrimage centre at a marian shrine in scotland is a sad but seemingly inevitable sign of the times. more than 5,000 peopl...
Simon Caldwell
Will Rome finally intervene in the troubled Diocese of Buffalo?
the protracted crisis in the us diocese of buffalo has piqued rome’s interest, as many of buffalo’s 727,000 catholics have lost confidence i...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Mérida to Melbourne
washington, dc shrine rector investigated the diocese of scranton has begun an investigation intovmgr walter rossi, the longstanding rector ...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"we never stopped imagining how beautiful our church would be, once fixed" fr george jahola on the reopening of a church desecrated by isis ...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: The gaffe that led to a vocation
in 2012, a web editor at the us sports media company espn was fired for a headline. on a story about the basketball player jeremy lin, who i...
Staff writers
The best of the web: St Bernard, Chaput, and effective preaching
how st bernard speaks to our time at charlotte was both, amy welborn wrote about st bernard of clairvaux’s de consideratione, a set of lette...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Little Sisters, St Augustine and an English martyr
the little sisters of the poor celebrate the 150th anniversary of their presence in philadelphia on saturday august 24. there will be a mass...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Hit film helps unexpected boom in Lourdes visitors
what happened? lourdes is experiencing a surge in visitors, helped by a successful film about the pilgrimage site. according to the times, 2...
Staff writers
The big story: Scholars' letter increases pressure on JPII Institute
what happened? the dispute over the fate of the john paul ii institute has escalated, after 49 scholars objected to the changes. the institu...
Staff writers
August 23, 2019
The Catholic Herald
Intelligence is not enough
there’s a huge difference between being bright and being wise, between brilliance and wisdom. we can be highly intelligent, but not very wis...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
I'm not surprised the secular Sunday Assembly didn't work out
once, you couldn’t move for people talking up the sunday assembly. these are secular gatherings, first held in london in 2013, which replica...
Melanie McDonagh
Heretic of the week: The Count of St Germain
the annals of heresy give one many strange figures to contemplate. but definitely in the running for the title of strangest of all is the bi...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0606
cryptic across 1 notice earth’s in turmoil in haydn’s piece (3,8) 8 enthusiastic type, before dull american put off half the continent (7) 9...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iv sunday, august 18 : 20th sunday in ordinary time jer 38:4-6, 8-10; ps 40; heb 12:1-4; lk 12:49...
The Catholic Herald
How to… keep up with the lectionary
on september 30, the feast of st jerome, the bishops of england and wales will unveil a programme of events for the 2020 year of the word, w...
The Catholic Herald
Why we need good hymns
one of the legacies of my anglican background is a love of hymns. i am grateful for the rich tradition of hymn-writing and singing, which ha...
Fr Matthew Pittam
In Christ, all our hopes and longings will be satisfied
the collect for the 20th ordinary sunday, already in the 8th century gelasian sacramentary, is also in the 1962 missale romanum for the 5th ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Why Jesus says he brings fire to the earth
the 20th sunday of the year jer 38:4-6 & 8-10; heb 12:1-4; luke 12:49-53 (year c) "let jeremiah be put to death: he is unquestionably di...
Bishop David McGough
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