Catholic Church

The transcendental character of an ancient abbey

in the forests of the thar valley, in the shadow of mont st michel, lies the abbaye de la sainte-trinité de la lucerne d’outremer....

Q&A with Rachel Owens and Antony Hudson of St George's School, Weybridge

the following answers are from rachel owens, head of st george's senior school/college: what did you do prior to becoming head of st george’...

The Catholic Herald

Q&A with Adam Hall of the Cardinal Pole School

what did you do prior to becoming headmaster of cardinal pole catholic school? i started my career in 2007 teaching religious studies, befor...

The Catholic Herald

Rowan Williams: Why my favourite book of the bible is the Second Epistle to the Corinthians

st paul’s second letter to the church in corinth is one of the most unusual documents of the ancient world. it displays a painful vulnerabil...

A 'new chapter' for Ampleforth

ampleforth headmaster peter roberts speaks to oleńka hamilton about his new mission i was looking forward to speaking to peter roberts, the ...

Olenka Hamilton

Alive to the World: A Catholic way to teach about relationships

alive to the world helps children learn about family values, says louise kirk. how do you teach marriage and family life to children? this i...

Angel voices, ever singing: Aquinas would have been fascinated by experiments with photons

in the catholic church there are many reminders of the reality of angels: at the beginning of mass we ask the angels to pray for us; we cry ...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

Heaven, earth and harvest: Praise and thanksgiving in the cycle of rural life

as our international readers will know, the european summer was caricatured by certain news outlets as a pre-apocalyptic hellscape with soar...

Serenhedd James

Positive parallels between the Commonwealth and the Church

positive parallels between the commonwealth and the church. how do you hold together a large multinational association of highly diverse peo...

Berlin archbishop permits same-sex blessings with impunity

a german archbishop has told priests they can confer blessings on same-sex couples without fear of punishment. the move by archbishop heiner...