Catholic Church

lord carey, the former archbishop of canterbury, brings credit on the church of england, but bishop peter hancock, who has criticised his be...

Ann Widdecombe

in times gone by, mothers would hope to have their daughters “married off” by the age of 25, or, at most, 30. they had a disconcerting way o...

Mary Kenny

above (top to bottom): thomas merton, dorothy day and daniel berrigan in 2017 jim forest published at play in the lions’ den , a biography o...

Danny Sullivan

letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...

The Catholic Herald

turning the lives of great composers into theatre is a dodgy task – remembering those 1950s films where grieg or schubert strike artistic po...

Michael White

king of the north wind by claudia gold, william collins, 397pp, £25 now that few schoolchildren study much history, and even fewer medieval ...

Allan Massie

dangerous illusions by vitaly malkin, arcadia, 416pp, £25 why read a lavishly produced, glossy hardback book with the subtitle how religion ...

Charlie Hegarty

the village of monks kirby is dominated by the mighty sandstone tower of st edith’s church. founded in 1077, this majestic, almost cathedral...

Fr Matthew Pittam

cryptic across 5 saul’s daughter finds setter near pub, reflecting (5) 6 river enterprise venture’s taken off (5) 8 one in two with uncommon...

Alun Evans

sometimes i look in the mirror and have grave doubts about my decision: i’ve joined a catholic men’s group. what’s more, it’s an american on...

James Jeffrey