Catholic Church

in october 2012, the catholic bishops of germany received an invitation that left them stumped. german protestants had asked them to join in...

Mgr Mark Langham

“i do not owe you obedience and i will not obey you ... i am in a good, pious, blessed, honourable, free, spiritual estate, wherein both my ...

Amy Welborn

the devil apparently went out of his way to pester and distract martin luther. he would throw nuts at the ceiling and make casks tumble down...

Jonathan Wright

my column here a fortnight ago, looking back at the family synod a year later, earned a rebuke from fr thomas rosica, who called it “truly r...

Fr Raymond de Souza

the economy is not like a monastery or a convent – where everyone has made a conscious decision to renounce their private pursuits and embra...

John Zmirak

the media ignores us in the ‘buffer zone’ debate sir – we are writing to express our deep distress at the current campaign to introduce buff...

The Catholic Herald

the innocents, set in poland in 1945, tells the true story of the red cross doctor madeleine pauliac (“mathilde” in the film) who cared for ...

Benedetta Guarracino

the young pope is one of those over-complex english-language tv shows that requires subtitles. it clearly contains deep, dark ruminations on...

Tim Stanley

night’s bright darkness by sally read, ignatius press, £14.50 the story of a person’s conversion is often inspiring, and the poet sally read...

Francis Phillips

good things of good men by sharon jennings, oremus, £9.99 the chapel of st gregory and st augustine is the first of the side chapels that vi...

Michael Duggan