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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
Mary, the dignity of waiting and NaPro Technology
Daisy-Mae Inglese reflects on Mary’s motherhood, the quiet revival of family life among young Catholics, and why the Church must take seriously approaches to fertility that honour both women’s bodies and their vocation to life
Daisy-Mae Inglese
Making resolutions the Church’s way: continual conversion, not self-improvement
As New Year’s resolutions return with their promises of self-reinvention, the Church offers a quieter but more demanding alternative
Delphine Chui
Asceticism, fraternity, and the rediscovery of male faith
Young men are returning to the Church not because it has become easier, but because it has begun once again to ask something of them
R. Jared Staudt
Why migration debates keep missing the point
Modern debates about migration often treat nations as interchangeable spaces for accommodation. This misses a deeper truth: a country is not a house, but a home
Isaac Riley
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
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
Summoning the Christmas spirit
The Christmas classics worth returning to are those that still take faith seriously
Julia Hamilton
It’s okay to grieve at Christmas
Samantha Smith reflects on grief and loss at the time of Christ’s arrival
Samantha Smith
In the bleak midwinter
Gatherings of family and friends at Christmas can be complicated, as these two well-known stories relate
Bonnie Lander Johnson
All I want for Christmas is you, not an algorithm
As Christmas songs celebrate love and togetherness, a growing number of people are turning instead to AI “companions” for intimacy and advice
Naoise Grenham
The most overstimulated time of the year
December’s overload is no longer just festive stress but a symptom of digital culture’s grip on our attention
Delphine Chui
Beyond vocation: rediscovering discernment in daily life
Discernment isn’t just about choosing a vocation. It’s about learning to make every decision with God
Kerri Christopher
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