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Caught in the brutal winds of change
the time before you die by lucy beckett, ignatius press, £13.99 this superb historical novel, first published in 1999 and now reissued in an...
Jack Carrigan
The pantomime that turned into a war
blood and sand by alex von tunzelmann, simon and schuster, £25 the suez crisis, writes alex von tunzelmann, “could have been neatly resolved...
Jonathan Wright
Word This Week
fourth sunday of advent is 7:10-14; rom 1:1-7; mt 1:18-24 (year a) the fourth sunday of advent brings us to mary and the imminent birth of h...
Bishop David McGough
Omnium Gatherum
on december 17 we enter the final stage of joyfully penitential preparation for the lord’s manifold advents. st bernard (d 1153) preached in...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Lectio Divina
matthew 1:18-24 18 this was how the birth of jesus christ took place. his mother mary was engaged to joseph, but before they were married, s...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Pastor Iuventus
after december 17, the focus of the advent liturgy changes and we direct our thoughts towards the imminent birth of jesus. one of the most b...
Pastor Iuventus
'The most beautiful joy of Christmas is inner joy of peace,' Pope tells general audience
At his latest general audience, Francis discussed the 'many splendours' of the baby Jesus
Catholic News Service
'A haunting glimpse of what we lost': Virgin and Child returns to England after 600 years
Masterpiece that survived the Reformation is now on display at the British Museum
Staff Reporter
Advent's two great Marian feasts can help us celebrate Christmas properly
As Mary is, so all Christians should aspire to be
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
What's inside this week's magazine?
Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
Staff Reporter
Was Benedict's abdication really God's will?
Last Testament has much to delight Benedict's admirers, but on one crucial point it leaves me uneasy
Fr Raymond de Souza
The Church must not give up its hard-won freedoms to appease China
The Church has faced state interference with bishop appointments long before China - now is not the moment to bow to political pressure
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Is there any room for conscience?
at prime minister’s questions last week, theresa may was asked about christians’ freedom to profess their faith. the pm’s reply was impeccab...
Dan Hitchens
Was Benedict’s abdication really God’s will?
was benedict xvi right to abdicate? while there is no doubt as to the validity of his resignation, was it god’s will? more than three years ...
Fr Raymond de Souza
How Dorothy L Sayers brought theology alive
those familiar with the formidable dorothy l sayers’s lord peter wimsey, the suave, multi-talented amateur sleuth of book and tv fame, might...
Garry O'Connor
Nativity Play: A collective intake of breath at Wintershall
this year’s wintershall nativity play, at wintershall near guildford, is likely to be even more successful than its predecessors. the compel...
Alexander Jolliffe
Television: David Walliams should hire Jacob Rees-Mogg
walliams and friend (bbc one, fridays, 9.30pm) was so unfunny that one person dubbed it walliams and viewer. you know a comedy show has fail...
Tim Stanley
Theatre: The rich barber who wants to live like Jesus
sheppey , somerset maugham’s sardonic comedy, a modern morality play rooted in the 1929 slump and addressing the suffering of the poor, is s...
Robert Tanitch
Briefly noted
looking good: a visual guide to the nun’s habit by veronica bennett and ryan todd (graphicdesign, £17.50) . this delightful and truly origin...
Staff writers
Word This Week
third sunday of advent is 35:1-6; jas 5:7-10; mt 11:2-11 (year a) ‘rejoice in the lord always. again, i say rejoice! indeed, the lord is nea...
Bishop David McGough
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