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The Catholic work ethic

i was raised on the glories of the reformation. like all lutherans, each sunday i was further enlightened about catholic wickedness and abou...
Rodney Stark

Comments of the week

the secret of anglo-catholicism’s success sir – matthew schmitz’s cover story (february 24) is absolutely spot on. faith cannot just be depe...
The Catholic Herald

The bridge where the sacred and secular meet

is there is a panorama of london these days that can best what meets the eye on lambeth bridge? the classic prospect of the houses of parlia...
Michael Duggan

Theatre: Hillary lookalike brings down Caesar

as the audience arrived at this modern-day production of julius caesar they were greeted with television images of caesar’s conquest of “bar...
Alexander Jolliffe

The lowbrow strategy that won the Reformation

reformation divided by eamon duffy, bloomsbury, £30 another blockbuster arrives from the professor (emeritus) of christian history at cambri...
Jack Scarisbrick

The pagan roots of Christian icons

the dawn of christian art in panel paintings and icons by thomas f mathews with norman e muller, getty, £32.50 thomas mathews, assisted here...
Jonathan Wright

Omnium Gatherum

two of the seven female martyrs whose names are in the roman canon (first eucharistic prayer), ss felicity and perpetua, grace this coming m...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Pastor Iuventus

my first visit to liverpool afforded me enough time to visit the two cathedrals. i liked “paddy’s wigwam” much more than i expected to. i ca...
Pastor Iuventus

Pictures of the week

1 former ofsted head sir michael wilshaw has been appointed to lead st mary’s university’s school leadership programme. he is pictured with ...
The Catholic Herald

March 5 to March 11

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: rite of election, westminster cathedral, victoria street, london, sw1p 1lt, 3.00pm. wed: meeting with bi...
The Catholic Herald