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Learning to suffer well
St Paul urges Christians to glory in suffering. Far from masochism, this call points to a deeper truth about perseverance, grace and human resilience
Max Tittmann
Reason, doubt and grace in Why I Am Not an Atheist
Part memoir and part intellectual history, Christopher Beha explores how honest scepticism can ultimately make belief possible again
Nick Ripatrazone
Is chastity making a comeback?
Once mocked as outdated, chastity is re-emerging in online culture and personal testimony as a foundation for lasting marriage
Katie Ascough
Hamnet and the myth of the medieval witch
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet offers a poignant study of grief but replaces the religious world of Shakespeare’s England with a modern fantasy of pagan spirituality
Isobel Yuill
The art of the slow papacy
Pope Leo XIV’s first year has brought no revolutions, but a shift in mood. Stabilisation, rather than spectacle, may prove the foundation of his papacy
Andrew Cusack
A windswept classic stripped of heaven and hell
Emily Brontë’s only novel is a drama of sin, suffering and redemption; this latest film adaptation forgets what made it timeless
Georgia L. Gilholy
Lent at full strength
The Sacred Liturgy contains all that is needed for a fruitful Lent, if only we are willing to enter into it with seriousness and devotion
Dom Alcuin Reid
Seven children is a small family
Dominic Perrem reflects on family life, human inadequacy and why openness to children remains a path to love and sanctification
Dominic Perrem
Lent, lobster and the Orthodox example
Giving up meat, dairy and a little pride may do more for the soul than vague good intentions
Melanie McDonagh
Brother Lawrence and the book that shaped the Pope
Pope Leo XIV has named a 17th-century Carmelite classic as one of the most formative books in his spiritual life
Naoise Grenham
Why beauty belongs at the heart of worship
In conversation with Jan C Bentz, Art historian Elizabeth Lev explains how the Church lost the visual language of faith – and how beauty can teach it again
Jan C. Bentz
How Netflix is reshaping children’s moral imagination
In an age of unavoidable screen time, parents must ask how it shapes children's formation
Daisy-Mae Inglese
From Rome to the cosmos
As humanity turns its gaze towards Mars and beyond, the Catholic Church must ask what its mission might be in the exploration of space
Declan J. Ganley
Can I marry a non-Catholic? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions
A reader asks whether she can marry a good man who does not share her faith. One of the Herald’s chaplains explains the Church’s teaching and offers guidance on discernment
Chaplain
The return of Catholic clubland in London
As digital life fragments community, the revival of the Challoner Club signals a renewed desire for shared membership and rooted fellowship
Delphine Chui
Sanctifying the year: the forgotten wisdom of the Ember Days
An enlightening explanation of the Church’s Ember Days by the liturgical scholar Dr Joseph Shaw
Joseph Shaw
St Leo the Great on the true meaning of Lent
St Leo the Great, the 5th-century pope and theologian whose teaching helped define orthodox Christology, reflects on Lent as a call to interior conversion and love of neighbour
St Leo the Great
New York’s socialist mayor gives Catholics the finger
Zohran Mamdani began his term in office by snubbing the city’s largest denomination
Jacqueline O'Hara
Taking up arms: Lent as spiritual combat
Lent is not merely a season of restraint but a summons to spiritual combat, in which the Christian, following Christ into the wilderness, learns discipline and self-mastery
David Hahn
The Catholic case for working from home
Remote working may not maximise GDP, but it strengthens families, local communities and the dignity of labour
Portia Berry-Kilby
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