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After three weeks, 'synodality' remains a mystery
the special assembly of the synod of bishops for the amazon region is in the books. but what actually happened? readers may take the questio...
Christopher R. Altieri
The week ahead: Newman museum, purgatory, and the ordinariate
the museum of st john henry newman, at the oratory of st philip neri in birmingham, is now open. for the first time, the new saint’s possess...
Staff writers
At Newman's canonisation, Roman babble was reduced to total silence
it felt as if we were in a film. rustling birds announced the approach of dawn in the eternal city. a tinkle came from the convent in the ga...
David Twiston Davies
Heretic of the week: Peter Deunov
peter deunov (1864-1944) was born in the village of nikolaevka to the first bulgarian orthodox priest ever to replace old church slavonic wi...
Charles Coulombe
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, october 27 : the 30th sunday in ordinary time sir 35:12-14, 16-18; ps 34; 2 tm 4:6-8, 16-18...
The Catholic Herald
Obedience to God is the path to happiness
while in the traditional roman calendar the last sunday of october is dedicated to christ the king, not merely in the summation of all thing...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
The myth of progress has undermined religion. Yet I foresee a comeback
the plight of western religion by paul gifford, hurst, 173pp, £25/$28.69 a familiar image of western christianity before modern times has be...
Jonathan Wright
Letters: Is there a case for lay-led Eucharistic services?
is there a case for eucharistic services? sir – your recent correspondents have defended lay-led eucharistic services on the basis th...
The Catholic Herald
As a priest, I'm tempted to dress down. But a cassock expresses an eternal truth
i had already celebrated a mass that morning, so when i assisted at a funeral in a neighbouring parish, i did so in choro. this means i wore...
Fr Michael Rennier
A major US study suggests dogma is in decline
the united states is a “spiritual, but not religious” country, and getting more so, despite the best efforts of younger traditionalists. at ...
Jordan Bloom
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week i sunday, october 20 : 29th sunday in ordinary time ex 17:8-13; ps 121; 2 tm 3:14 – 4:2; lk 18:1-8 monday, ...
The Catholic Herald
How to… Pray to St John Henry Newman
the simplest way to pray to england’s newest saint is to say: “st john henry newman, pray for us.” this could be elaborated upon by asking f...
The Catholic Herald
Newman was no prophet of doctrinal 'paradigm shifts'
everyone agrees it’s a great thing both for the church in this country and for the universal church that john henry newman is now a saint. i...
Fr Dominic Allain
A strategy for Catholics in a time of chaos
if you are a regular reader of this publication, you have probably learned of peculiar, indeed inexplicable, nay, rather, downright alarming...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Persistent prayer will always purify the heart
the 29th sunday of the year ex 17:8-13; 2 tim 314 – 4:2; lk 18:1-8 (year c) "the lord will guard you from evil, he will guard your going and...
Bishop David McGough
The regrets of the man who volunteered to go to Auschwitz
the volunteer by jack fairweather custom house, 528pp, £20/$28.99 who on earth would volunteer to enter auschwitz? it sounds like suicide an...
Ben Sixsmith
Why Newman loved Beethoven but not Pugin
unearthly beauty by guy nicholls, gracewing, 352pp, £25/$31 having waited so long for this event, it is almost a shock to see the title “st ...
Jack Carrigan
A Protestant novelist's case for Catholicism
an enduring paradox of american literature is that a protestant author, willa cather (1873–1947) wrote novels with catholic themes that have...
Benjamin Ivry
Letters: 'Services of the Word' offer no offence to God
services of the word are no offence to god sir – in his letter (october 11) donato tallo terms the practice of liturgies of the word and hol...
The Catholic Herald
The hats that speak
as a boy, i was fascinated by the kippah a jewish friend wore upon his head. i did not understand it. why did he wear it? i never asked. but...
C C Pecknold
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