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Family, vocation, the everyday work of being Catholic.
Chesterton was a unique and loveable writer. Was he also a saint?
i have just been charmed, provoked and stimulated by reading knight of the holy ghost: a short history of g.k. chesterton by dale ahlquist (...
Francis Phillips
The Pope's exhortation may provoke debate. But it is above all about Christ
“young man, i say to you, arise!” with these words from luke’s gospel, with which jesus restored the widow’s son to life, pope francis sets ...
John Hayward
Let your lives flourish and bear fruit, Pope urges young people in new exhortation
the life of a young person and the vocation to which god calls each one is “holy ground” that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and ...
Cindy Wooden
Countries that sell arms have no right to talk about peace, says Pope Francis
nations that actively engage in arms dealing and help foment war in other countries should not expect to find peace in their own lands, pope...
Junno Arocho Esteves
A stroll in the desert makes me wonder: has the West lost the secret of contentment?
it had been a day of searing heat in the city of logiya in ethiopia’s north-east afar region. it’s a tough neighbourhood, containing the dan...
James Jeffrey
The Word this Week: sin diminishes our expectations
fourth sunday of lent josh 5:9-12; 2 cor 5:17-21; lk 15:1-3 & 11-12 (year c) "the lord said to joshua, ‘today i have taken the shame of ...
Bishop David McGough
The abortion worker who crossed the road
unplanned by abby johnson ignatius press, 304pp, £12.99/$16.99 the author, formerly working for planned parenthood as the director of an abo...
Charlie Hegarty
They may not know it, but pro-EU marchers are flying the flag for Our Lady
it certainly was an impressive sight: hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of london last weekend demonstrating, essentially, in f...
Mary Kenny
Diary: My wife has imposed Catholicism on the family – which is fine by me
carla, my beautiful italian wife and the mother of our six young children, is what i call a catholic fundamentalist. she believes abortion i...
Nicholas Farrell
As the Cyclone Idai crisis deepens, the Church is on the frontline
the church in mozambique is scrambling to try to help hundreds of thousands of people in the district of beira who have been left stranded b...
Filipe D'Avillez
The Equality Act is back – and could pose a serious threat to Catholic institutions
a new version of the equality act, a bill to include various sexual minorities in federal anti-discrimination law, was introduced in congres...
Jordan Bloom
A hundred years on, this Catholic philosopher has much to teach us
on monday last week, the anscombe bioethics centre in oxford hosted a centenary symposium to remember the great catholic philosopher after w...
David Jones
Trump administration expands pro-life Mexico City Policy
us secretary of state mike pompeo announced tuesday an expansion of the pro-life mexico city policy and the slashing of funds to the organiz...
Christine Rousselle & CNA
Why racism is a heresy
the mosque shootings in christchurch, new zealand, which killed 50 muslims, are an unspeakable tragedy, and we must pray for the victims and...
Alan Fimister
The tiny college that shows how to save US higher education
america’s radiating college-cheating scandal – wealthy parents allegedly bribed athletic coaches to admit their unathletic kids to elite ins...
Sohrab Ahmari
How to celebrate without getting a hangover
we don’t know how to celebrate things as they’re meant to be celebrated. we want to, but mostly we don’t know how. generally we celebrate ba...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
An elusive painting, even after 500 pages
this is not just a painting by bernard lahire, translated by helen morrison, polity, 450pp, £30/$45 helen morrison has undoubtedly done engl...
Matt Thorne
The corruption of medicine
can medicine be cured? by seamus o’mahony, head of zeus, 256pp, £20/$22 even jeff bezos is going to die some time. so are we all, actually. ...
Thelma Lovell
Letters & emails
francis was quite clear on 'diversity' sir – the comments made by pope francis in his dubai statement about god willing a diversity of relig...
The Catholic Herald
Bring your parish back to life
Mass attendance is up 12 per cent a year. Income has more than doubled. Here's what I've learned in the process
Fr Joseph Illo
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