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Fr Raymond J de Souza: A date with history

regular readers will know that i keep an eye out for anniversaries, and the coincidence of historical dates. the liturgy itself points us th...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The monks who have to be beer snobs

sir alec guinness reminisced in his memoirs about a visit he made to mount st bernard abbey in 1957, a year after his conversion to the cath...
Simon Caldwell

Comments of the week

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

British exceptionalism from Virgil to Blair

the story of britain by roy strong, weidenfeld, 608pp, £30 sir roy strong is known for his reigns at the victoria and albert museum and the ...
Harry Mount

Word this week

the 16th sunday of the year jer 23:1-6; eph 2:13-18; mk 6:30-34 (year b) "the apostles rejoined jesus and told him all they had done and tau...
Bishop David McGough

Consecrated celibacy: an apologia

huston smith, a renowned commentator on world religions, submits that you should not judge a religion by its worst expressions, but by its b...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

How Humanae Vitae changed the Church

After Paul VI released Humanae Vitae 50 years ago, Catholics split into warring tribes
Stephen Bullivant

Shroud of Turin expert criticises new study casting doubt on authenticity

Emanuela Marinelli said there was 'nothing scientific' about the experiments
Junno Arocho Esteves

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/07/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

Papal confidantes denounce 'distorted American dream' of Prosperity Gospel

It is a 'theological justification for economic neo-liberalism', Jesuit journal Civiltà Cattolica said
Cindy Wooden