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Priest who opened Newman up to the world
fr ian turnbull ker, the leading scholar on the life and work of st john henry newman, died on 5 november. a brilliant writer and biographer...
The Catholic Herald
Christmas reading 2022
antonia fraser someone once said, channelling shakespeare’s hamlet: “there’s nothing good nor bad, but christmas makes it worse.” i can only...
The Catholic Herald
A forgotten convert
the life of thomas william allies 1813-1903: “a soul temper’d with fire” michael trott gracewing, £25, 480 pages thomas allies died aged 90 ...
Robin Ward
Watching for inspiration
as winter approaches and the days get shorter, i would usually be quietly dreading the hours stuck indoors with two small children who despi...
Olenka Hamilton
Soiled hearts and bloodied fingers
eight years ago, i wrote an article for the catholic herald in which i warned that an agreement between the vatican and the chinese communis...
B Rogers
Why I’m now convinced Shakespeare was a Catholic
interviewing the writer joseph pearce for one of the herald’s recent merely catholic podcasts has opened up a whole new world for me. i foun...
Gavin Ashenden
The two Christmases
the man who invented christmas was the irresistible title of a book published in 2008, about charles dickens and his role in shaping or revi...
Niall Gooch
What is the Catholic take on cryptocurrency?
earlier this month, a conference held in valley forge, pennsylvania, brought together ideas from two seemingly distant worlds. the first-eve...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Is Catholicism in danger of becoming trendy?
as another social media 'influencer' seeks to join the church, karl gustel warnberg looks into the fascination with catholicism in our cultu...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Podcast 27: The Spirit and Meaning of Vatican II with Mark Lambert
in the 27th episode of merely catholic, the podcast series for the catholic herald, dr gavin ashenden reflects on the gulf between the so-ca...
Gavin Ashenden
How 'victimhood' is destroying the Church
a misguided quest for equality in the church is driving us further and further away from god , writes gavin ashenden as with chess, so with ...
Gavin Ashenden
Faith, redemption and the return of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
the red hot chili peppers have returned with a vengeance, releasing their second album of the year. the story of the chili peppers has not b...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
The clear Catholic overtones in Bob Dylan's most recent work suggest he may have joined the Church
karl gustel warnberg travels to bournemouth to watch bob dylan live in concert ever since his debut as a young musician, bob dylan has been ...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
How to Inhabit Advent with James K A Smith
catholics need to avoid ‘nowhen’ christian faith and practice. perhaps no season of the liturgical year is more intentionally focused on tim...
Ken Craycraft
Fighting for the papacy
victorian crusaders: british and irish volunteers in the papal army, 1860-1870 by nicholas schofield helion & co, 223 pages, £29.95 if o...
Serenhedd James
Tributes paid to former Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti, dead at 88
(photograph by marcin mazur) catholics in scotland are mourning the death of emeritus archbishop mario conti of glasgow who has died after a...
Simon Caldwell
Obituary: Fr Ian Ker was a priest and scholar who opened up Newman’s thought to the world
fr ian turnbull ker, the leading scholar on the life and work of st john henry newman, died on 5 november. he was a brilliant writer and bio...
Paul Shrimpton
The disturbing story of Emanuela Orlandi isn’t helped by Netflix sensationalism
the vatican is not unfamiliar with the mystery of an empty tomb. sadly, in the case of emanuela orlandi, the mystery remains unsolved. on 22...
Arabella Byrne
Confessions of an ex-LGBT activist
it was an awkward moment. “fr” colin had led the lgbt activist movement in the church of england for decades. every general synod he would b...
Gavin Ashenden
The moral cost of the Sino-Vatican pact is far too great
the credibility and moral authority of the church is in serious danger, writes benedict rogers eight years ago, i wrote an article for ...
B Rogers
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