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St Boniface: the Englishman who became the Apostle of Germany
St Boniface became one of the most influential missionaries of the early medieval Church, helping to establish and strengthen Christianity across the German lands
Andrew Cusack
Dear Father: Should eulogies be permitted at funeral Masses?
The Church’s teaching on funeral Masses helps explain why eulogies can be pastorally and liturgically problematic
The Herald Chaplain
Martyrs, suffering and the bread of life
From St Justin Martyr to Corpus Christi, the Church’s calendar teaches us how to give ourselves to God
Magnificat
St Philip Neri: Rome’s apostle of joy
Amid the corruption and exhaustion of Renaissance Rome, St Philip Neri answered spiritual crisis not with severity but with humour, friendship and irrepressible joy
Andrew Cusack
Visions of Heaven
A child’s reflections on heaven reveal how closely wonder, attention and trust are bound together in the spiritual life
Dominic Perrem
Why Catholics cannot share Communion with Anglicans
A reader is troubled after a friend is refused Communion at Mass, prompting a reflection on unity, belief and the Eucharist
The Herald Chaplain
The delightful wisdom of Winnie-the-Pooh
Revisiting Winnie-the-Pooh as an adult reveals a work full of wit, warmth and spiritual insight, and a timely antidote to modern anxiety
Clement Harrold
The neglected feast
Pentecost was once among the Church’s greatest feasts, crowned with an octave and Vigil that kept alive the memory of the Holy Ghost
David Hahn
The forgotten God
The feast of Pentecost calls Christians to renew their devotion to the Holy Spirit and to draw upon His gifts in daily life
Dom Alcuin Reid
How Pentecost completes the work of salvation
Pentecost is not an appendix to Easter but the culmination of Christ’s saving work, drawing believers into his divine life through the Holy Spirit
R. Jared Staudt
The Spirit descends like fire
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven." Do you perceive the type? What is this Pentecost?
St John Chrysostom
Pentecost: a conclusion, but also a new beginning
As the Church celebrates Pentecost, Christians are called not only to remember their Baptism, but also to live their faith openly and without fear
Brother René Stockman
No saint is an island
From the Apostles to the modern era, the history of the Church reveals how holy friendships have nourished sanctity and strengthened the Mystical Body of Christ
Clement Harrold
Without me, you can do nothing
A return to Fr Jacques Philippe’s spiritual classic reveals the hard truth that peace begins with dependence on Christ
Daniel Turner
Saint Dunstan: the craftsman-monk who shaped medieval England
Scholar, craftsman and statesman, St Dunstan helped lead the English Benedictine revival and became one of the defining churchmen of Anglo-Saxon England
Andrew Cusack
The preacher’s true motive
St John Henry Newman insists that the preacher is moved not by ambition, power or worldly success, but by the hidden motive of religion
St John Henry Newman
The Ascension is Christ’s enthronement
Christ ascended not to retreat from creation, but to rule it from the right hand of the Father
James Bradbury
Saturday Read: What did Pope St Leo the Great ever do for us?
From confronting Attila the Hun to shaping the theology of Chalcedon, Leo the Great helped guide the Church through the end of the ancient world while offering lessons for turbulent times
Andrew Cusack
Dear Father: Can Sunday sport come before family Mass?
As Sunday sport increasingly competes with worship, a priest explains how Catholic parents can support a teenager’s ambitions without losing sight of the importance of Mass
The Herald Chaplain
Confronting the challenge of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is neither a demonic force nor a neutral convenience, but a serious tool that demands moral responsibility and careful reflection from Catholics
David Hahn
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