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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
Mary’s fiat and the revolution hidden in the Creed
As the Church marks 1,700 years of the Nicene Creed, one clause still carries radical force: God chose to enter history through the free consent of a young woman
Cherie Blair
The Nativity stories forshadowed
The apocryphal gospels tell strange tales of the boy Jesus. The canonical Gospels do something far more demanding — and far more true
Henry Wansborough
Recovering the Catholic art of bodily prayer
As Advent prepares us to celebrate the Incarnation, St Dominic’s Nine Ways of Prayer remind us that Catholic prayer is never purely mental
Fr Matthew Jarvis
Joseph’s dilemma over Mary reminds us that faith never comes without risk
The Fourth Sunday of Advent invites us to inhabit a place where we learn to practise a greater degree of trust, a lesson exemplified in the story of Joseph’s betrothal to Mary and how he at first feared he had been tricked
Gavin Ashenden
Preparing for Jesus’ Second Coming, As We Commemorate His First
Advent invites Christians to prepare not only for Christ’s birth but also for His return
Katie Ascough
Better late than never
Fr John Morrill, the Cambridge professor and Cromwellian scholar, shares his experience of becoming a priest at the age of 78
Fr John Morrill
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