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Homily for Pentecost: Brought together by the Holy Spirit
people have strong views about church music which they are not afraid to express. when catholics suddenly started singing hymns at mass in t...
Fr Mark Vickers
The time has arrived for the 21st century Catholic novel
in this abridged version of an address to the catholic writers' guild at farm street, london, catholic herald associate editor simon caldwel...
Simon Caldwell
Why Pachamamas have no place in the Church
the podcast merely catholic gives me the opportunity to meet people of real calibre and interest, as well as discovering things i was unawar...
Gavin Ashenden
Woke: the new religion?
the new culture has aspects of an old-style great awakening , says toby young for the past three years, in my capacity as general secretary ...
Toby Young
Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth, by Ken Dark
archaeology of jesus’ nazareth ken dark oup, £25, 168 pages this book reveals what archaeology can add to historical evidence about the gali...
Piers Brendon
An old manor house on the road to Fátima has its own story of the miracles
how nuno vasconcelos, now in his fifties, came to quit his life as a banker to run the quinta da alcaidaria-mór, his family’s historic portu...
William Cash
The Rossettis: Radical Romantics
the rossettis at tate britain bears serious scrutiny, says lucy boswall. beige walls, beige wood, beige carpet. the almost monochrome décor ...
Lucy Boswall
Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death and Marriage, by James Runcie
tell me good things: on love, death and marriage james runcie bloomsbury, £12.99, 224 pages marilyn imrie died in august 2...
Margaret Nicholson
King Alfred's nun-daughter – Æthelgifu: First Saxon Abbess, by Deborah M Jones
æthelgifu: first saxon abbess deborah m jones independently published, £7.99, 188 pages recent years have seen the royal women of anglo-saxo...
Francis Young
New York Archdiocese investigating ‘God is trans’ exhibit at Catholic parish
the archdiocese of new york is investigating a catholic parish in manhattan for hosting an art exhibit called “god is trans: a queer spiritu...
Joe Bukuras
Finding intensity and delight in new and abounding talent
in his lifetime (1637-1707) dietrich buxtehude rose to fame in mainland europe as organist and choirmaster at the mariankirche, lubeck...
Michael White
Vatican probe criticises Newcastle bishop for 'errors of judgement' - but rejects lockdown parties as myth
the bishop of hexham and newcastle resigned last year following “a succession of errors of judgement”, a vatican investigation has found. bu...
Simon Caldwell
Pope Francis upholds Catholic ban on contraception
pope francis has sent a message to a natural family planning (nfp) conference in which he upheld the central teachings of humanae vitae, the...
Simon Caldwell
Painful lessons from the Tavistock clinic
medicine deals, by necessity, in the reliable knowledge of a science-based discipline. so why did things go so drastically awry for the tavi...
James Le Fanu
The King's coronation oath: an explainer for Catholics
the order of service for the coronation of king charles on saturday is now available online , and a very interesting read it is. the central...
Melanie McDonagh
Karl Lagerfeld’s world was never far from referencing the Church
this year’s met gala, which took place yesterday, chose karl lagerfeld as its theme. although i served a brief apprenticeship in the sartori...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
The Church hasn't always approved of chess
for most of us, chess is a leisurely activity - a source of amusement and mental distraction. but as we speak it is being played out a...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Maastricht: Much more than we might think
mention the name maastricht to anyone on the british side of the atlantic and you risk setting off the brexit arguments all over again – the...
Ben Stephens
Fauré's Requiem – Facing death through music
michael white praises a production of fauré’s requiem accompanied by sky burial, and a powerful opera about a nun visiting death row. gabrie...
Michael White
What will the Pontifical Academy for Life conclude on the use of artificial intelligence?
in recent months, there has been a lot of discussion on social media of artificial intelligence, or ai, following the release of extremely p...
Niall Gooch
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