Catholic Church

A milliner’s guide to wearing hats in church

the english summer season of weddings, christenings and royal ascot is now upon us. as a milliner, i often finds myself turning fashion agon...

Fr Raymond J de Souza: Israel’s blessing and burden

president donald trump visited the western wall this week during his visit to israel. that was wholly unthinkable 50, 70 and 100 years ago. ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Mary Kenny: The vocation that’s safe from robots

what hope for jobs in the future? which professions are likely to survive an era when robots and artificial intelligence will be taking over...

Comments of the week

don’t miss this chance to help the unborn sir – fifty years ago the abortion act was passed. since then more than eight million abortions ha...

The Catholic Herald

A lonely alcoholic’s poetic quest for God

the victorian poet gerard manley hopkins alienated himself from practically all of his english contacts – including his family – by his deci...

A ‘monstrous egotist’ searching for a lost paradise

miłosz: a biography by andrzej franaszek, translated by aleksandra parker and michael parker,harvard university press, £30 near the outset o...

Can artists thrive in the internet age?

move fast and break things by jonathan taplin, macmillan, £18.99 the problem with most books on culture, creativity and media trends is that...

Omnium Gatherum

pius xii wrote of our blessed mother: “let all christians, therefore, glory in being subjects of the virgin mother of god, who, while wieldi...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Word this week

the ascension of the lord acts 1:1-11; eph 1:17-23; mt 28:16-20 (year a) the ascension of the lord, as described in the scriptures, marks an...

Bishop David McGough

Lectio Divina

sixth sunday of easter: john 14:15-21 16 the eleven disciples went to the hill in galilee where jesus had told them to go. 17 when they saw ...

Mgr Anthony Abela