Catholic Church

Ignoring Church law on Communion is sheer cruelty

the decision to refuse to admit pro-abortion politicians to holy communion is not just based on a centuries-old discipline of the church. it...
The Catholic Herald

What I found helpful about ‘mindfulness’

my only experience of buddhism was during a visit to bhutan years ago, to visit a friend who was doing voluntary work there. we travelled th...
Melanie McDonagh

Heretic of the week: Henry James Prince

henry james prince (1811-1899) became a doctor in 1832; five years later he gave up medicine due to his own ill health and entered an anglic...
Charles Coulombe

How to… Pray for the dead

when the church prays for the dead she prays for the repose of the holy souls in purgatory.   those in heaven have no need of such pray...
The Catholic Herald

What Maria Montessori can teach the Church about catechesis

a recent survey of us catholics concluded that two thirds do not believe in the real presence of our lord in the eucharist. in a church not ...
Fr Dominic Allain

We are pilgrim soldiers of the Church Militant. We need leadership from our officers

the collect for the 32nd ordinary sunday has an antecedent in the gelasian sacramentary. it is also used in the extraordinary form on the 19...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

A grown-up guide to the Classics

of gods and men: 100 stories  from ancient greece and rome   edited by daisy dunn a pollo, 640pp, £25/$35 the word “anthology” ori...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Catholicism’s long struggle with modernity

the irony of modern catholic history by george weigel , basic books, 336pp, £25/$30   from the societas perfecta, its face set against ...
Michael Duggan

The Marian masterpiece dedicated to a car manufacturer

prières pour notre dame: music for organ and upper voices by dupré, boulanger, demessieux, poulenc  dir george richford regent there ca...
Francis O’Gorman

Catholics shouldn't be surprised by Julien Green's unexpurgated diaries

the american catholic author julien green (1900-1998) is admired by generations of readers for his novels, memoirs, plays dealing with his s...
Benjamin Ivry