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Christ is our Shepherd. He cares about each one of us
our limited imaginations will always struggle to grasp the all-embracing nature of christ’s resurrection. life’s inevitable wounds and our f...
Bishop David McGough
Even Bach struggled to capture the Resurrection in music
bach’s two great surviving passions – st matthew and st john – conclude at the tomb. there is no resurrection music. bach knows, of course, ...
Francis O’Gorman
A very Spanish kind of populism
the outcome of spain's recent general election has plunged national politics into uncertainty. the spanish socialist workers’ party (psoe) i...
Tom Gallagher
Why African bishops are warning about misuse of holy oils
bishops across africa are warning priests not to misuse holy oils. they are concerned that practices associated with the revival churches ar...
Antoine Roger Lokongo
For Australian Catholics, this could be a high-stakes election
religious freedom, religious education and pro-life issues are all at stake in the australian federal election on may 18. led by bill shorte...
Natasha Marsh
Sainthood could be a step closer for a wandering poet
sooner rather than later the cause for the canonisation of john bradburne is likely to open, possibly on september 5, the 40th anniversary o...
Simon Caldwell
May 10th 2019
The Catholic Herald
How to... Pray for vocations
this sunday is the world day of prayer for vocations. it is an occasion set aside for asking our lord to serve his church with priests and r...
The Catholic Herald
From Washington to Rome, heresy accusations are back
on the evening of may 24 last year, 2,000 left-leaning christians gathered for a candlelit vigil outside the white house. the group’s leader...
Dan Hitchens
Diary: In the footsteps of St Paul
we are visiting thessaloniki, following in the footsteps of st paul. the epistles may not be our compass point (we are using mark mazower’s ...
Cristina Odone
What next for the College of Cardinals?
there’s been lots of chatter over the past few weeks about a consistory for the creation of new cardinals. as of this writing, nothing has b...
Christopher R. Altieri
The Big Story: Academics accuse the Pope of heresy
what happened? a group of academics and priests have accused pope francis of committing the canonical crime of heresy. the group, which incl...
The Catholic Herald
Dear Fr Rutler: As a new convert, should I tone down my wardrobe?
dear father rutler, twice a month i attend a meeting of fellow knitters and needle-pointers. usually the conversations are focused on family...
Fr George Rutler
In praise of Eucharistic Prayer I
as a new catholic, i know i have been naïve about a number of things. one of them was assuming that at mass at most churches on any given su...
Andrew Petiprin
Like a mosaic, the Church needs a great Artist to arrange it
last week, those who frequent holy mass with the traditional roman rite heard the gospel about the good shepherd. in the novus ordo, that go...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Places, people and ancient instability
st mark the evangelist by serena fass, filament publishing (distributed by aid to the church in need uk), 315pp, £25/$30 serena fass is a re...
Lucien de Guise
An anthropologist looks at evolution and co-operation
"science is a magnificent force but it is not a teacher of morals.” so observed william jennings bryan in tennessee at the conclusion of the...
Thelma Lovell
From American Psycho to Charlie Hebdo
in may 2015, some 200 members of pen america, a respected literary organisation to which many writers belong, decided not to present the sur...
Ian Thomson
Look closely and you can find the saints in Shakespeare
when most of us think of shakespeare we don’t immediately connect him with the saints. we might think of the play sir thomas more, on which ...
Joseph Pearce
The heresy letter is intelligent, but doesn't quite convince
the open letter “accusing pope francis of the canonical delict of heresy” raises several canonical questions. it is generally recognised, su...
Edward Peters
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