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Brother Giles’s Christmas
An abridged version of a Christmas story by the early-20th-century Catholic author whose writing blends fairy tales and miracles
Enid Dinnis
Bishop David Waller on the feast of Stephen
Bishop David Waller, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, reflects on what St Stephen’s example teaches us about Christmas
Bishop David Waller
Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve good reasons to slow down and feast properly.
Modern Christmas exhausts itself before it begins. Advent has become the party, Christmas Day the peak, and the Twelve Days an afterthought
Victoria Moore
The crowning glory of Christmas
The Monarch’s Festive Broadcast poignantly reminds us of what treasures we lost during the Reformation
Matthew Showering
Why Christians open presents at Christmas
From the Magi to the Eucharist, Christianity is a story of hidden gifts revealed
Fr Robert Verrill OP
Should opera stars perform Christmas songs?
Opera often translates to overblown vocalising which clashes with the essence of Christmas carols
Ben Ivrey
Interview: Cardinal Burke on the liturgy, Christmas, and the conclave
In a Christmas Day interview, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke speaks about the conclave, the liturgy, and why young Catholics are turning towards tradition
Jan C. Bentz
Two nativities, one truth: a careful reading of Matthew and Luke
The Christmas story most of us know is a harmonised retelling. A closer reading of Matthew and Luke reveals two distinct, carefully constructed infancy narratives
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
The sound of the season: choirs, carols, and moral memory
As Advent gives way to Christmas, Britain’s choral tradition reaches its annual peak — from Handel’s Messiah and festive carols to music shaped by war, witness, and faith
Michael White
The mince pie as an act of resistance
Mince pies are not just seasonal indulgences. They are relics of medieval Catholic England, survivors of Reformation iconoclasm, and quiet witnesses to a long struggle over faith
Thomas Colsy
Summoning the Christmas spirit
The Christmas classics worth returning to are those that still take faith seriously
Julia Hamilton
Mary’s fiat and the revolution hidden in the Creed
As the Church marks 1,700 years of the Nicene Creed, one clause still carries radical force: God chose to enter history through the free consent of a young woman
Cherie Blair
Christmas in Gaza
Despite a ceasefire and talk of progress, Christian clergy in Gaza describe a territory still trapped between war and peace
The Catholic Herald
It’s okay to grieve at Christmas
Samantha Smith reflects on grief and loss at the time of Christ’s arrival
Samantha Smith
In the bleak midwinter
Gatherings of family and friends at Christmas can be complicated, as these two well-known stories relate
Bonnie Lander Johnson
Cardinal Müller on dialogue, tradition and the Church’s internal tensions
The former doctrinal prefect questions whether Rome applies its language of openness consistently, particularly towards traditional Catholics
The Catholic Herald
The Nativity stories forshadowed
The apocryphal gospels tell strange tales of the boy Jesus. The canonical Gospels do something far more demanding — and far more true
Henry Wansborough
Jimmy Lai should be recognised as a martyr
At 78, sick and imprisoned for his beliefs, Jimmy Lai faces what may amount to a death sentence for exercising freedom of conscience
Benedict Rogers
The false choice between woke censorship and free speech absolutism
Caught between free speech absolutism and growing state censorship, Catholics are often told they must choose a side. But the Christian tradition offers a deeper account of freedom
David Hahn
Holy day or holiday? A history of Christmas traditions
From the Nativity to Santa Claus, Christmas traditions reveal a feast shaped by faith, folklore, and modern custom
Mark McGinness
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