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Celebrating childlessness is a sign of civilisational decline
From DINK culture to climate anxiety, childlessness is increasingly framed as moral and aspirational. This Christmastide, the Holy Family exposes the poverty of that vision
Delphine Chui
What happens when we stop and look at the Crucifix
From Dalí’s Crucifixion to Jung on Ignatius, Dame Rachel de Souza meditates on stillness and meaning
Dame Rachel de Souza
How Dickens taught England to keep Christmas
More than any writer after the Gospels themselves, Charles Dickens shaped how the modern world understands Christmas
Stephen Poxon
Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve good reasons to slow down and feast properly.
Modern Christmas exhausts itself before it begins. Advent has become the party, Christmas Day the peak, and the Twelve Days an afterthought
Victoria Moore
The crowning glory of Christmas
The Monarch’s Festive Broadcast poignantly reminds us of what treasures we lost during the Reformation
Matthew Showering
Why Christians open presents at Christmas
From the Magi to the Eucharist, Christianity is a story of hidden gifts revealed
Fr Robert Verrill OP
Should opera stars perform Christmas songs?
Opera often translates to overblown vocalising which clashes with the essence of Christmas carols
Ben Ivrey
Two nativities, one truth: a careful reading of Matthew and Luke
The Christmas story most of us know is a harmonised retelling. A closer reading of Matthew and Luke reveals two distinct, carefully constructed infancy narratives
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
The sound of the season: choirs, carols, and moral memory
As Advent gives way to Christmas, Britain’s choral tradition reaches its annual peak — from Handel’s Messiah and festive carols to music shaped by war, witness, and faith
Michael White
The mince pie as an act of resistance
Mince pies are not just seasonal indulgences. They are relics of medieval Catholic England, survivors of Reformation iconoclasm, and quiet witnesses to a long struggle over faith
Thomas Colsy
Summoning the Christmas spirit
The Christmas classics worth returning to are those that still take faith seriously
Julia Hamilton
Mary’s fiat and the revolution hidden in the Creed
As the Church marks 1,700 years of the Nicene Creed, one clause still carries radical force: God chose to enter history through the free consent of a young woman
Cherie Blair
It’s okay to grieve at Christmas
Samantha Smith reflects on grief and loss at the time of Christ’s arrival
In the bleak midwinter
Gatherings of family and friends at Christmas can be complicated, as these two well-known stories relate
Bonnie Lander Johnson
The Nativity stories forshadowed
The apocryphal gospels tell strange tales of the boy Jesus. The canonical Gospels do something far more demanding — and far more true
Henry Wansborough
The false choice between woke censorship and free speech absolutism
Caught between free speech absolutism and growing state censorship, Catholics are often told they must choose a side. But the Christian tradition offers a deeper account of freedom
David Hahn
Holy day or holiday? A history of Christmas traditions
From the Nativity to Santa Claus, Christmas traditions reveal a feast shaped by faith, folklore, and modern custom
Mark McGinness
Why does Europe hate its Christians?
Thousands of attacks on Christians were recorded across Europe last year, exposing a widening gap in how religious hatred is addressed
Niwa Limbu
Joseph’s dilemma over Mary reminds us that faith never comes without risk
The Fourth Sunday of Advent invites us to inhabit a place where we learn to practise a greater degree of trust, a lesson exemplified in the story of Joseph’s betrothal to Mary and how he at first feared he had been tricked
Gavin Ashenden
St Joseph, the hidden figure of Advent
St Matthew’s quiet description of Joseph as “a righteous man” opens a profound theological vision
Fr Alan Adami OP
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