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Was Irish bard Shane McGowan let down by his own funeral Mass and by his Church?
no one does death like the irish. so the saying goes. or so we tell ourselves. when a funeral cortege makes its way from the church to the g...
Dualta Roughneen
Not a tame pilgrimage
julian kwasniewski explores the spiritual and physical experience of going on adventure pilgrimages. in the voyage of the dawn treader , the...
Julian Kwasniewski
King Charles continues to speak up for UK’s Coptic Orthodox Christians
king charles iii expressed his “greatest admiration for the coptic community” during a visit to the coptic orthodox church centre in hertfor...
The Catholic Herald
Church lockdown closures caused widespread mental and physical harm, says survey
the closure of catholic churches during the 2020 lockdown contributed to widespread mental and physical suffering, according to the results ...
Simon Caldwell
The Mass Revealed, by Ricardo Reyes Castillo
the mass revealed ricardo reyes castillo independently published, £11.25, 92 pages this book is whimsical and profound, charming, doctrinall...
Joanna Bogle
Shark attack!: The first fatal encounter in North America was recorded by a Jesuit priest
the first fatal encounter in north america was recorded by a jesuit priest, explain kent mountford and richard g fernicola . the year was 16...
Kent Mountford and Richard G Fernicola
Louis XVI and the Christmas commitment of a Catholic king
louis xvi’s last will and testament is one of the most overlooked exhortations of the christian faith – and of the possible graces afforded ...
George Young
Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' manages the impressive feat of turning a 'great man' of history into an entirely uninteresting character
a sadly common feature of human beings is our ability to take something great and reduce it to something tawdry. think of the wonder of air ...
Anthony McCarthy
The 'War on Christmas' is lost: now it's time for Catholics to embrace the opportunities of the New Apostolic Age
i cannot recall a time when it was normal in the united states for strangers to wish one another “merry christmas” in the streets. neither c...
Peter Laffin
'I am getting better': Pope gives Angelus address from home again on Advent Sunday
rome – on advent sunday pope francis gave his noontime angelus address from his private residence rather than saint peter’s square in order ...
Elise Allen
Spiritual Retreats 2023/24: Introduction
from arizona to argyll, here is our selection of places to reset, reflect and spiritually refresh mind and soul. many of our selected retrea...
The Catholic Herald
God’s good dogs: Saluting the legacy of Fr Patrick Primrose, a Dominican hero
dominicans in the british isles cannot boast of a long list of reformation martyrs. cromwell and his henchmen were largely quite successful ...
Albert Robertson OP
‘Mystic passionate emotion’: Hector Berlioz’s uncompromising Catholic vision
although he wrote a requiem mass, te deum , and other spiritual compositions, the french romantic composer hector berlioz has regularly rece...
Benjamin Ivry
My source of strength: How The Book of Psalms helped me through prison
christmas in prison is often a poignant and testing experience. the book of psalms can be a source of strength, comfort and reassurance in t...
Jonathan Aitken
EXCLUSIVE: Don’t blame young if they turn to tradition in age of confusion, says Schneider
whenever one prepares to meet people of high moral stature or rank, there is always a temptation to consider them also in physically grandio...
Simon Caldwell
A Christmas Alleluia!
at this time of year, we should celebrate god’s gift of his life and the gift of our salvation, writes john studzinski . “alleluia!” around ...
John Studzinski
An apocalyptic band sees the world through the incarnation of Christ
an apocalyptic band sees the world through the incarnation of christ. it was around this time of year three years ago that i encountered the...
Katherine Bennett
Pope attends nine appointments in one day despite ill health
rome – pope francis kept a busy schedule thursday, with nine separate appointments, despite receiving ongoing antibiotic treatment for a flu...
Elise Allen
Finally the experts agree that being Catholic is good for your health
it turns out that the psychologists have finally come round to the view that “being catholic is good for you”. as jordan peterson very recen...
Gavin Ashenden
EXCLUSIVE: Strickland sacking signals 'internal persecution of faithful Catholics'
an “internal persecution” of faithful catholics is under way in the church, a bishop has said. bishop athanasius schneider said the sacking ...
Simon Caldwell
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