Catholic Church

ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, february 17 : sixth sunday in ordinary time jer 17:5-8; ps 1; 1 cor 15:12, 16-20; lk 6:17, 20-26...

The Catholic Herald

the saints strongly recommend finding a spiritual director: it is hard to guide oneself in the spiritual life. sometimes it may be impossibl...

The Catholic Herald

easter falls late this year because of the vagaries of the moon. but easter will come, and before it our serious penitential “fortieth” seas...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

when christians were jews by paula fredriksen yale, 250pp, £19.99/$27.50 how did a group of 1st-century jews, the followers of a recently cr...

Stav Sherez

the 21: a journey into the land of coptic martyrs by martin mosebach (translated by alta l. price) plough, 272pp, £19/$26 this book introduc...

Jack Carrigan

completing the circle of the reformation sir – the most recurrent themes in your columns are those questions regarding married priests, celi...

The Catholic Herald

the #metoo movement arrived in the vatican with lucetta scaraffia, the founding editor of the monthly magazine donne chiesa mondo (women chu...

Desmond O'Grady

should andrew cuomo, the governor of new york, be excommunicated from the catholic church? let me see. a politician who describes himself as...

Tim Stanley

dear father rutler, i don’t want a single penny of my earnings to go to the bishops until they’ve cleaned up their act, but i’ve heard that ...

Fr George Rutler

these days, schools and universities enjoy sending out yearly bulletins to their alumni: it’s partly an exercise in reminding former student...

Jonathan Wright