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Herald Top 10: The orders growing so fast that they are running out of room
much has been written over the past few decades about the dramatic decline of religious life in the united states since the close of the sec...
Jim Graves
Herald Top 10: The booming monasteries that are running out of cells
among the most startling aspects of the post-vatican ii era of the catholic church has been the dramatic decline of vocations to the religio...
Jim Graves
Heretic of the week: Paul Tillich
paul tillich (1886-1965) was born to a minister of the prussian state church in what is now poland. he and his family moved to berlin when h...
Charles Coulombe
The man who paved the way for modern royalty
prince albert by an wilson atlantic, 430pp, £30/$35 publishers love subtitles as a means of catching prospective buyers. so an wilson’s deli...
Allan Massie
Letters: The modern heresy exposed by terror
the modern heresy exposed by terror sir – in his searching article “can jihadists be rehabilitated?” (december 6), tim stanley says: “many o...
The Catholic Herald
The joys of Boxing Day football
i have no idea what we will give our children for christmas, but i know what they have given me over the years – a fascination with sport, w...
Andrew M Brown
National Gallery director Gabriele Finaldi: 'Catholicism is an image tradition'
gabriele finaldi and i are speaking on the phone so i can’t see the painting he is describing, but i start to feel that i too love titian’s ...
The Catholic Herald
Like physicists, we're looking for a theory of everything
it was gratifying to learn that my favourite delicacy as a child, caramel-coated popcorn called cracker jack, is still being sold. each box ...
Fr George Rutler
I grew up in Mum and Dad's sweetshop. It was as magical as it sounds
christmas, as we know, is a time for reflection: a chance to recall years gone by, and to wallow for a few precious hours in our own remembr...
Michael Simkins
Melissa Villalobos: My encounter with 'the world we do not see'
this year showed that seven words saved two lives. in fact, one of the saved lives went on to give birth to two more people. thus, seven wor...
The Catholic Herald
I have one thing in common with Scrooge
it’s often said that the christmas we celebrate is the christmas brought to us by charles dickens, and most particularly, the ever-popular s...
Mary Kenny
Is Boris the best we can hope for?
what are christians to make of boris johnson and his spanking new majority? it depends, of course, on your politics. i know plenty of christ...
Tim Stanley
The Pope's Ignatian reflection on nativity scenes is well worth a read
if you have a little time this season, consider picking up and reading – really reading – pope francis’s apostolic letter admirabile signum,...
Christopher R. Altieri
Overlooked: Vatican pro-life chief: I would hold hand in assisted suicide
what happened? the head of the vatican’s pro-life academy has said that he would hold the hand of someone who chose to die in an assisted su...
Staff writers
'Fresh risk of genocide' to Middle East Christians
middle east christians are at direct risk of a second genocide which threatens them with wipe-out from the lands of the bible – according to...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis: Nativity scenes show a ‘domestic Gospel’
christmas nativity scenes are a “domestic gospel,” which helps to make the holy family present in one’s home, pope francis has said. he also...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Pope Francis: Nativity scenes show a 'domestic Gospel'
christmas nativity scenes are a “domestic gospel,” which helps to make the holy family present in one’s home, pope francis has said. he also...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Praying the O Antiphons will enlighten the rooflines of your soul
the neighborhoods which dot the potomac river are brightly lit now. christmas lights seem to appear steadily throughout the weeks of advent....
C C Pecknold
Pope blesses Nativity scene statues, calls them signs of God's love
pope francis blessed hundreds of figurines of the baby jesus – ranging from tiny plastic figures to life-sized statues – and encouraged chil...
Cindy Wooden
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
a senior official at the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis. in an es...
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