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The extraordinary power of ‘transcendental’ films
in 1971, paul schrader, a film student at ucla, published a book called transcendental style in film: ozu, bresson, dreyer . although he was...
Deal Hudson
Anthony Burgess's Earthly Powers: an attempted masterpiece that didn't quite work
anthony burgess’s earthly powers was a great baggy monster of a novel which should perhaps have won the booker prize in 1980, but was beaten...
Allan Massie
What a successful abuse summit would look like
we are almost a decade into the global fight against clerical abuse and we have little to show for it. in 2011, the vatican asked the world’...
The Catholic Herald
No place for 'religious test' in government, Senate says in unanimous vote
the senate yesterday passed a resolution saying it would be "unconstitutional" to consider membership in the knights of columbus a disqualif...
Ed Condon/CNA
Long Island’s little secrets
as you approach the final stretch of long island, new york, the land mass splits into twin forks, as equally beautiful as they are distinct ...
Robert Wargas
The Word this Week
second sunday of the year is 62:1-5; 1 cor 12:4-11; jn 2:1-11 (year c) "about zion i will not be silent … no longer are you to be named ‘for...
Bishop David McGough
The quest for the ‘historical Jesus’ started early in Asia
jesus in asia by rs sugirtharajah harvard university press, 311pp, £21.95/$30 the quest for the historical jesus has been an obsession of we...
Jonathan Wright
Fellini's films mingle piety with paganism
fellini’s eternal rome by alessandro carrera bloomsbury, 186pp, £65/$80 no film conjured so memorably the flashbulb glitz and moral darkness...
Ian Thomson
Is legalising cannabis really such a good idea?
the medical use of cannabis – or marijuana – has been increasingly permitted for the relief of a variety of conditions. it has been prescrib...
Mary Kenny
A tale of reconciliation after the horror of the Holocaust
in our family, not surprisingly given my interest in book reviewing, books are always exchanged at christmas. my daughter happened to give m...
Francis Phillips
Heretic of the week: George Tyrrell
george tyrrell (1861-1909) was the posthumous son of an anglican journalist in dublin. raised in poverty, he converted in 1879 and joined th...
Charles Coulombe
Omnium Gatherum
after epiphany, the church teases forth into liturgical celebrations different manifestations of the lord’s divinity, including his baptism ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
When did stained glass lose its soul?
how to look at stained glass by jane brocket ib tauris, 256pp, £12.99/$20 almost as soon as i began reading jane brocket’s how to look at st...
Michael Duggan
Praying out of habit is better than not praying at all
in his first audience of 2019, pope francis urged the faithful not to “parrot” their prayers – and to cease trying to “flatter” god by repea...
Mary Kenny
The secret music composed by medieval nuns
it’s an almost unbelievable statistic, but according to professor laurie stras, an academic at huddersfield university and noted authority o...
Michael White
The genius of Richard John Neuhaus
richard john neuhaus, who died 10 years ago this week, was a master of words who was mastered by the word. whether he was speaking at anti-w...
Matthew Schmitz
Why the 'yellow jacket' movement will never take off in Britain
do you get more scared as you get older? i’m increasingly worried by the prospect of accidental death or serious injury. whenever i used to ...
Harry Mount
The genius of Richard John Neuhaus
richard john neuhaus, who died 10 years ago this week, was a master of words who was mastered by the word. whether he was speaking at anti-w...
Matthew Schmitz
Ecumenical Patriarch recognizes independence of Orthodox Church of Ukraine
the ecumenical patriarch of constantinople on saturday signed a tomos of autocephaly for the orthodox church of ukraine, formally recognizin...
Carl Bunderson/CNA
Chad Pecknold joins Catholic Herald as contributing editor
as we announced last week. c.c. pecknold will be joining the catholic herald as a contributing editor. an associate ...
Michael Warren Davis
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