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Census 2021 and Newman's 'age of infidelity'
christians are now well into the season of advent, the time of preparation for christmas, the feast of the nativity of jesus christ. this wa...
Simon Caldwell
The kingdom of heaven is at hand: spending Advent well
“may the lord be in your heart and help you to confess your sins with true sorrow.” what prevents us from doing that? we won’t confess our s...
Fr Mark Vickers
The pleasures of dissonant reading
i sat on a mower in the middle of a two-acre field. paths of light and dark criss-crossed the grass. bees darted in and out of the chaff. in...
Nick Ripatrazone
Sanctifying the world
you might think that it’s odd for george weigel, usually billed as a conservative, to be supporting the second vatican council. because vati...
Gertrude Clarke
Walsingham rector appointed new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark
(photo credit: marcin mazur) pope francis has appointed the rector of the marian shrine at walsingham as a new auxiliary bishop of southwark...
Simon Caldwell
Let us prepare to rediscover the value of waiting this Advent
was it easier once upon a time? did people in the past have more time for god? were they more naturally attuned to what god was saying to th...
Fr Mark Vickers
A solution to problems faced by the Order of Malta?
i humbly entreat thee through the intercession of the most holy virgin of philermo, of st john the baptist, blessed gerard and all the saint...
Father Anonymous
In football, we find 'a simple version of the great quest for salvation'
the world cup began on sunday. i love football as much as the next woman, but i do have some interest in this tournament: my brot...
Katherine Bennett
The feast of Christ the King and the end of political life
the difficulty of reconciling christian faith with political life is as old as christianity itself. perhaps the most explicit qu...
Ken Craycraft
'Synod', 'synod' and 'synodality': why we should be wary of poorly defined words
what do we mean by "synodal" or "synodality"? this is an important question as the church moves towards the conclusion of the synod on synod...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
Catholics loan St Chad's relic to Anglicans
(photograph of st chad's relic courtesy of the archdiocese of birmingham) the catholic church has presented anglican lichfield cathedral wit...
Simon Caldwell
Lost and found
this month marks the centenary of the death of the french novelist marcel proust, an occasion for looking at how his work was influenced by ...
Benjamin Ivry
Cardinal Sarah: Let us Dare to be Saints
god’s love becomes visible in those who reflect his presence, says cardinal robert sarah the french novelist léon bloy, writes: “the only re...
Cardinal Robert Sarah
On discipleship
october is not an especially exciting month liturgically: we have an uninterrupted run of ordinary sundays, with readings from chapters 17 t...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Why the Seal of Confession cannot be compromised
the suggestion by iicsa that the seal of confession is violable misunderstands its essence, writes fr richard whinder the independent inquir...
The Catholic Herald
Finding truthful witness in fictional saints
the saints from the great novels can help us grow in our faith, writes ken craycraft one of my daughters, margaret, recently finished sigrid...
Ken Craycraft
Cardinal Kasper joins criticism of Synodal Path
german prelate cardinal walter kasper, the former president of the pontifical council for promoting christian unity, has called germany’s sy...
Ignatius Dean
Beware the Church of 'perpetual initiatives, built on shifting sands'
hugh somerville knapman osb takes the long view of vatican ii as surely we all know by now, 11 october was the 60th anniversary of the openi...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
Cardinal Müller: the man to watch?
german prelate cardinal gerhard cardinal müller has emerged as a leading figure in the orthodox camp of the catholic church over the past fe...
Ignatius Dean
In the School of Saint Benedict: Benedictine Spirituality for Every Christian by Xavier Perrin
in this excellent little book, beautifully translated from the french by dom luke bell and sister laetitia payne, abbot xavier perrin of qua...
Philippa Edwards OSB
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