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newman’s message to a church in crisis sir – the news that blessed john henry newman is to be canonised is wonderful. what that holy man wou...
The Catholic Herald

Newman's most savage critic was a herald of the sexual revolution

as the catholic church proceeds to declare john henry newman a saint, some will try to present him as a queer icon. andrew sullivan has alre...
Matthew Schmitz

Behind the abuse crisis, a crisis of governance

the sexual abuse summit’s second full day will be february 22, feast of the chair of st peter, the liturgical commemoration of the petrine o...
Fr Raymond de Souza

How to become a Doctor of the Church

anyone aspiring to become a doctor of the church requires an impressive cv. the official criteria are a major contribution to christian thou...
Jonathan Wright

A case that suggests we are on the verge of a new liturgy war

fr edwin dwyer looks like he stepped out of a time machine. with his shaved head, thick red beard and piercing blue eyes, he may very well h...
Michael Warren Davis

McCarrick has gone. But McCarrickism lives on

the defrocking of the former cardinal, and now former priest, theodore mccarrick, might seem to draw a line under the whole sorry saga. but&...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

A beautiful introduction to the greatest story ever told

having grown up in a catholic milieu in the 1950s, i am always slightly envious of friends who are converts from protestant or evangelical c...
Francis Phillips

Pope Francis asks for prayers ahead of Vatican abuse summit

pope francis on sunday asked for prayers for a meeting of the presidents of bishops’ conferences around the world, which is slated to take p...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

How to observe Septuagesima, Carnival, and Shrovetide

sunday, february 17 is septuagesima sunday, followed by sexagesima and quinquagesima sundays. sunday kicks off carnival season, which comes ...
Mary Rezac/CNA

Eucharist desecrated and statues smashed in series of French church attacks

at least 10 incidents of vandalism and desecration of catholic churches have been reported in france since the beginning of february, accord...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis: liturgy is not about 'a past that no longer exists' or a 'presumed future'

the liturgy, pope francis said thursday, cannot be reduced to a matter of taste, becoming the subject of ideological polarization, because i...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

We can still observe the lost season of Septuagesima

like it or not, christmas has left us. in the ordinary form of the latin rite we must make do with the first bout of ordinary time (a name b...
Charles Coulombe

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, february 17 : sixth sunday in ordinary time jer 17:5-8; ps 1; 1 cor 15:12, 16-20; lk 6:17, 20-26...
The Catholic Herald

How to … Find a spiritual director

the saints strongly recommend finding a spiritual director: it is hard to guide oneself in the spiritual life. sometimes it may be impossibl...
The Catholic Herald

What does Septuagesima mean?

easter falls late this year because of the vagaries of the moon. but easter will come, and before it our serious penitential “fortieth” seas...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Only faith can make us fulfilled: a reflection on this Sunday's readings

sixth sunday of the year jer 17:5-8; 1 cor 15:12 & 16-20; lk 6:17 & 20-26 (year c) "happy indeed is the man who follows not the coun...
Bishop David McGough

A message from the Coptic Martyrs on the value of faith

the 21: a journey into the land of coptic martyrs by martin mosebach (translated by alta l. price) plough, 272pp, £19/$26 this book introduc...
Jack Carrigan

Dear Fr Rutler: my priest criticized me for kneeling for Communion. Was he right?

dear father rutler, i don’t want a single penny of my earnings to go to the bishops until they’ve cleaned up their act, but i’ve heard that ...
Fr George Rutler

Here in the UAE, the Pope's visit has been an important boost

when pope francis came to the uae earlier this month, he was visiting a thriving catholic community. here we are blessed with catholic churc...
Peter Smith

Cardinal Müller's hope: that the truths of the faith can restore peace

last friday, cardinal gerhard müller issued a four-page “manifesto of faith” addressing today’s major doctrinal controversies. “in the face ...
The Catholic Herald

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