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The interior life — prayer, the saints, and the slow work of holiness.
‘Find Jesus, and you will find peace’
This week’s ‘Magnificat’ moves from the Season of Creation through the witness of ordinary saints to the enduring life of prayer
Magnificat
Why Aristotle says you should stop punching your pillow
Modern culture tells us to vent our anger, but both psychology and classical virtue ethics suggest that indulging it may only make us angrier
David Hahn
Called to the fullness of life
The saints and Gospel readings of the coming week offer reflections on vocation, charity, purity and the giving of one’s life
Magnificat
The art of offending gracefully
St Josemaría Escrivá and St Thomas Aquinas offer a way to speak frankly about the faith without confusing courage with bad manners
David Hahn
‘But who do you say that I am?’
From St John Eudes and St Bernard of Clairvaux to Pope St Pius X and the Queenship of Mary, the week points towards devoted service and eternal life
Magnificat
On the pilgrim trail
The increasing numbers of walking pilgrims suggest that, beneath the blisters and aching feet, an older longing for our heavenly homeland still endures
David Hahn
What physical books teach us about the Eucharist
In an increasingly digital culture, the enduring appeal of real books reveals our desire to encounter what is tangible, lasting and true
Dominic Perrem
‘All generations will call me blessed’
The examples of St Clare, St Maximilian Kolbe and other holy witnesses prepare us to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Magnificat
Dear Father: ‘Should I find another confessor?’
A priest’s manner should not deter the faithful from Confession, but charity and reflection may help resolve the difficulty
The Herald Chaplain
‘His face was like the sun’s brightness’
In this homily on Matthew 17:1–13, the mystery of the Transfiguration reveals the glory of Christ and prepares the disciples for the scandal of the Cross.
St Leo the Great
‘The Cross is a signpost’
From St Matthew to St Dominic, this week’s readings in ‘Magnificat’ reveal how grace transforms detours, trials and unexpected choices
Magnificat
St John Henry Newman and the gorilla
Newman's critique of Victorian scientism now speaks with startling clarity to an age convinced that reason alone is enough
Dominic Perrem
‘Happy the man whom you teach, O Lord’
From the mustard seed to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, this week’s ‘Magnificat’ invites us to see how lives rooted in prayer quietly bear abundant fruit
Magnificat
Six saints for the Spain-Argentina World Cup final
Spain and Argentina meet in the World Cup final this evening, but the two footballing rivals share a rich Catholic heritage
Christine Rousselle
‘If you abide in me’
From Christ's refusal to perform signs for the sceptical to his call to become servants of all, this week's ‘Magnificat’ traces a path of faith through the lives and words of saints across the centuries
Magnificat
‘God put his hope in us’
From Morning Prayer to reflections on the saints and the Sacred Heart, this week’s ‘Magnificat’ offers a rich guide to prayer and meditation throughout the liturgical week
Magnificat
Dear Father: Am I in schism for having attended SSPX Masses?
Following the Society of St Pius X's recent episcopal consecrations and the Vatican's response, what does the Church's teaching mean for Catholics who have attended SSPX Masses?
The Herald Chaplain
The psalm that changed Augustine’s life
Augustine found in Psalm 4 a searching account of the restless human heart and the hope that comes only from resting in God, a lesson that still speaks powerfully today
Clement Harrold
Virtue isn't enough: why we need grace
As the West rediscovers Stoicism and religious syncretism, it risks forgetting the unique claim that distinguishes Christianity from every other faith
David Hahn
‘Attend to them with the ear of your heart’
The saints of this week’s ‘Magnificat’ remind us that God's word never returns empty, and that hearts shaped by prayer become instruments of His compassion in the world
Magnificat
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