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Chapter House
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
Chapter House
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
Culture
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
Soul
Lent reminds us of the bad news of Christianity
John the Baptist’s stark warning about judgement reveals that the Gospel is good news only because it first confronts us with the truth about sin
Clement Harrold
Columns
Clare Boothe Luce: a life of fame, power and faith
Actress, playwright, congresswoman and ambassador: her conversion 80 years ago marked a turning point in an extraordinary career
Mark McGinness
Soul
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
Soul
From illusion to truth: entering the drama of Lent
The 40 days of Lent echo the Flood, Sinai and the wilderness. In Christ, that ancient pattern of testing becomes our participation in His victory
Gavin Ashenden
Columns
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
Columns
If reparations matter, the Church of England must face its anti-Catholic past
For the Anglican Church to be serious about slavery, it should acknowledge its historic persecution of Catholics in Britain and Ireland
Ruadhan Jones
Soul
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
Columns
‘The mystic chords of memory’ in a divided America
Civil War rhetoric is returning to American politics, but without a Lincoln to summon the better angels of our nature
Ken Craycraft
Chapter House
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
Chapter House
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
Soul
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
Life
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
Life
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
Life
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
Soul
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
Soul
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
Soul
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
Soul
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
Culture
Contextualising the Great Seige
A review of The Great Siege of Malta by Marcus Bull
HJA Sire
Culture
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
Culture
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
Culture
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
Culture
From Bach to Sondheim: why great music still matters
Michael White reflects on recent performances of Bach, James MacMillan, Bernstein and Sondheim, and on how great music still illuminates the human search for meaning
Michael White
Life
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
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