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The rule of life Christ gave the world
In an age tempted by moral minimalism, St Augustine insists that the Sermon on the Mount sets the full measure of Christian life
James Bradbury
Dublin council due to celebrate Pagan Goddess on St Brigids Day
Dublin City Council’s official St Brigid’s Day programme has again foregrounded a Celtic goddess while giving little attention to the life and Christian legacy of Ireland’s patron saint
Thomas Edwards
Ezekiel’s chariot: human, eagle, lion and ox
In the first part of a new series on the Book of Ezekiel, Fr Patrick Pullicino examines the prophet’s chariot vision and the meaning of the four creatures: human, eagle, lion and ox
Fr Patrick Pullicino
St Thomas Aquinas and TikTok
What St Thomas Aquinas can teach us about attention, distraction and the digital age
Fr Gavan Jennings
The Gospel on the high seas
From the Atlantic to the Caribbean, a priest’s time aboard cruise ships becomes a lesson in where the Church must go to meet souls
Fr Rok Pogačnik
Start again, gently: the January wisdom of St Francis de Sales
This time of year is oddly silent in the Church calendar. The lights of Christmas have dimmed, and Lent hasn’t yet begun. Spiritually speaking, we’re somewhere in between
James Bradbury
Three nights in a German monastery will do you the world of good
The serene calmness of a monastic order is the perfect antidote to the frazzled state of the world – and of your head
James Jeffrey
St Marguerite-Marie and the heart of Christ
The life of St Marguerite-Marie Alacoque was marked by suffering, obedience and profound intimacy with Christ, whose Sacred Heart she was chosen to make known to the Church
Véronique Jacquier
The poetry and priesthood of Fr Joseph Evans
Gerard Manley Hopkins spoke of “the dearest freshness deep down things.” In the poetry of Fr Joseph Evans new collection of poetry offers a window into the quiet struggle to find God in apparent absence
Jan C. Bentz
Should I ask my priest for career advice?
Should priests be consulted on things of the world, or are the best kept for spiritual matters? One of our chaplains explains
Chaplain
Why Christ was baptised: A homily by St John Chrysostom
A fourth-century Father of the Church explains how Christ’s baptism fulfils the law and inaugurates the sacrament of rebirth
St John Chrysostom
Back to porridge: the grace of Ordinary Time
As Christmas gives way to Ordinary Time, the Church offers no soft landing. Yet beneath the porridge of everyday life lies the slow, hidden work of grace
Fr Gavan Jennings
Can animals have Catholic funerals? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions
Our chaplain answers your question: why does the Church not offer funeral rites for pets?
Chaplain
Sermon for the Feast of the Epiphany
The Magi teach us three great lessons which must be practised by all who desire to find Jesus Christ
St Francis de Sales
Saint Joseph: The father who became prayer
This reflection considers Saint Joseph as a man who “became prayer,” whose listening obedience unites contemplation and action in the face of hatred and darkness
Br. Damiano Pio CFR
What happens when we stop and look at the Crucifix
From Dalí’s Crucifixion to Jung on Ignatius, Dame Rachel de Souza meditates on stillness and meaning
Dame Rachel de Souza
Brother Giles’s Christmas
An abridged version of a Christmas story by the early-20th-century Catholic author whose writing blends fairy tales and miracles
Enid Dinnis
Bishop David Waller on the feast of Stephen
Bishop David Waller, the Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, reflects on what St Stephen’s example teaches us about Christmas
Bishop David Waller
The crowning glory of Christmas
The Monarch’s Festive Broadcast poignantly reminds us of what treasures we lost during the Reformation
Matthew Showering
Why Christians open presents at Christmas
From the Magi to the Eucharist, Christianity is a story of hidden gifts revealed
Fr Robert Verrill OP
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