Culture

'Philosophy undermined my atheism'

Miguel Cullen meets the award-winning 'religious poet in a secular age' who is taking on Mozart's unfinished opera
Miguel Cullen

Jesuit college puts on West End schoolgirl farce

The cast of Daisy Pulls It Off including, in the front row, second from left, Madeleine O'Dwyer, 14, who played scholarship girl Daisy, and Mary Flanagan, 14, centre, who played her accomplice Trixie Martin
The Catholic Herald

St Irenaeus of Lyons - June 28

Father of the Church who punctured the smugness of the Gnostics
Spiritual Life

Daily readings: June 28 - July 3

Daily Scripture readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms
Spiritual Life

The Year for Priests was a time of hidden renewal

The Year for Priests seems at first glance to have been a tremendous failure - but for many of the world's priests, says Pope Benedict XVI, it has been a time of quiet renewal
The Catholic Herald

Eleventh Sunday of the Year

A meditation on this Sunday's readings: 2 Samuel 12:7-10; Galatians 2:16 & 19-21; Lk 7:36-8:3
Bishop David McGough

Cymer hosts open-air Mass for St John Roberts

Bishop Edwin Regan of Wrexham at the Mass in honour of St John Roberts at Cymer Abbey, Gwynned, Wales
The Catholic Herald

Coloma Old Girls enjoy hearty reunion luncheon

Sheila Glasswell, left, is pictured with Maureen Martin, head mistress of Coloma Convent school, at the reunion
The Catholic Herald

Football is not the new religion

... it just extends the old one, says Patrick West, who looks at Christianity's influence on the game ahead of the World Cup
Patrick West

Print Edition 09.07.2010

much of the catholic herald's content – letters, reviews, and extra comment and features – is not available online. this week, patrick reynt...
The Catholic Herald

Notre-Dame reopens: but has the quest to restore its beauty succeeded?

because the hunchback of notre-dame was discovered on quasimodo sunday – hence his name – people often think that victor hugo’s novel notre-...
Serenhedd James

Every word a painting

the sleeve should be illegal and other reflections on art at the frick, edited by michaelyn mitchell £27, 168pp, art publishers ________ the...
Laura Freeman

The Glory of the Son of Man: Transfiguration is an image of Christ’s revelation to the world

the first sunday in august is the feast of the transfiguration, and so our run of ordinary time sun- days is interrupted, though the  g...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Seeking peace in Palestine

a few days ago, i was at the home of some jewish friends in jerusalem for a seder meal. it was also the first friday of ramadan, as well as ...
Rev Carrie Ballenger

Wine for the Masses

when i attended my godson dante’s first communion in modena years ago, he nearly dodged his inaugural sip of sacramental wine, an unthinkabl...
Anthony Cazalet

Leading British figures appeal for access to Latin Mass in echo of 'Agatha Christie Letter'

nearly 50 prominent british figures of culture, academia and politics have signed a letter appealing for continued access to the traditional...
Simon Caldwell

EDITORIAL: All who value the sanctity of life must oppose this murderous Bill

today, mps at westminster vote on the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill which would allow people in england and wales to be helped to...
The Catholic Herald

The sinister lunacy of 'trigger warnings' for the Christian content of Chaucer's works

a freedom of information request has exposed the university of nottingham for issuing trigger warnings to students who have signed up to a m...
Gavin Ashenden

Demand for exorcisms soared after lockdown months of COVID-19 pandemic, priests told

requests for exorcisms from diabolical possession soared during the covid-19 pandemic, a conference in rome has heard. lockdowns and financi...
Simon Caldwell

On Pilgrimage With: Guy Hayward, pilgrim and performer, author and director of the British Pilgrimage Trust

where would you go?   the cornish celtic way or the lakeland pilgrimage, or anywhere along the west coast of britain that is known for ...
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