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Encouraging one another in dark times
In a season of post-festive gloom and social atomisation, the Epistle to the Hebrews offers a quietly radical command
James Jeffrey
Seven children is a small family
Dominic Perrem reflects on family life, human inadequacy and why openness to children remains a path to love and sanctification
Dominic Perrem
How Netflix is reshaping children’s moral imagination
In an age of unavoidable screen time, parents must ask how it shapes children's formation
Daisy-Mae Inglese
The return of Catholic clubland in London
As digital life fragments community, the revival of the Challoner Club signals a renewed desire for shared membership and rooted fellowship
Delphine Chui
The Catholic case for working from home
Remote working may not maximise GDP, but it strengthens families, local communities and the dignity of labour
Portia Berry-Kilby
What does it mean to pray about a decision?
When Catholics are told to “pray about it,” the advice is sound. But prayer is not a mechanism for extracting instructions from God. It is the foundation of discernment finds Kerri Christopher
Kerri Christopher
We live by men’s rhythms, but God gave women their own
Modern life is structured around male biological patterns, but the female body follows a different rhythm that deserves recognition, respect and theological seriousness
Delphine Chui
Rediscovering risk: Lessons from the parable of the talents
Christ’s warning against burying our talents speaks directly to a Western culture paralysed by fear, safetyism, and aversion to responsibility
Declan J. Ganley
God, country and family: the virtues liberalism forgets
Against modern liberalism’s focus on individual rights, David Hahn argues that life is a gift requiring gratitude expressed through the ancient virtues of religion, patriotism and filial piety
David Hahn
On the Sermon on the Mount
In his earliest major work, St Augustine shows how Christ’s Sermon on the Mount offers a complete rule for the Christian life.
St Augustine of Hippo
The rise of anti-romance culture
Delphine Chui explores rise in anti-romance culture, and why few actually embrace it
Delphine Chui
Why young people struggle to make life-shaping decisions
As students face debt, work, and marriage with little preparation, the lost habit of discernment has left many navigating life-changing choices without the tools to do so well
Kerri Christopher
Self-improvement is not salvation
As Gen Z turns towards discipline, fasting, and voluntary discomfort, the limits of self-improvement become clear without a higher end
Charlie Downes
Father Sevin Jacques, the soul of Catholic Scouting
More than a movement, a spiritual pedagogy. Who was Father Jacques Sevin, the founder of Catholic Scouting?
Thérèse Puppinck
Acedia: how to overcome spiritual sloth
Often mistaken for laziness, acedia is a deeper spiritual sadness that distorts our sense of vocation, drains our energy and tempts us to flee the demands of love, prayer and perseverance
David Hahn
Boo to dry January
Dry January and Veganuary arrive at precisely the wrong moment in the Christian year, clashing not only with tradition but with the season itself
Melanie McDonagh
Staying human in the age of AI
The heart of staying human in the algorithm age is not nostalgia for a pre-digital past, but fidelity to the Incarnation and to the dignity of the human person
Delphine Chui
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce’s heroic fight
With a court hearing set for 29 January, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has become the first person to be charged under the UK’s draconian national buffer zone law
The Catholic Herald
Loving yourself, the Catholic way
Self-love is part of Catholic teaching, but its motivation is diametrically opposed to secular selfishness
Delphine Chui
You don’t have to be merry at Christmas
Within the octave of Christmas, the Church places stories of martyrdom, exile, and grief alongside the Nativity, reminding us that Christian joy is not an emotion
Kerri Christopher
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