Culture

The brothers and sisters of Jesus

many catholics feel very anxious about certain passages in the gospels which seem to suggest that, far from preserving her perpetual virgini...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Ignatian exercises in Essex

at a time when single-sex, faith-based education is under threat from intrusive government policies and aggressive secularism, the campion s...
Thomas Edwards

There's an epidemic of loneliness – time to bring back the Parish Dance

have you ever noticed how much rarer couples are nowadays than they once were, especially outside the church? statistics show that fewer and...
PeterDayMilne

Christianity, marriage and childbirth can halt the extinction of the West

for the last 150 years there has been a conflict between secularism and religion. the progressive left in particular were convinced religion...
Gavin Ashenden

On pilgrimage to Tolstoy's grave, with author and presenter Barnaby Rogerson

where would you go? to the grass-covered grave, a lovely bump in the ground, where tolstoy is buried in the woods of his old family estate a...
The Catholic Herald

Full of grace: Our Lady leads us towards a new horizon of prayer

in the history of the spiritual life of the church, devotion to mary has always held a prominent and beloved place. as christians have sough...
Fr Jeffrey Kirby C

Feast for the ears: some listening choices from the Herald's musician-in-residence

casting our eyes back a little, felix mendelssohn’s oratorio paulus (st paul) achieved considerable success after its first performance in 1...
Tom Winpenny

Conclave revisited: what might actually make a man unfit to be pope?

the pope and his cardinals make surprising stars for a blockbuster. edward berger’s thriller conclave, which eschews the traditional memes t...
Miles Pattenden

Fr Calvin Robinson's priestly licence revoked after arm gesture during speech

fr calvin robinson, a priest of the anglican catholic church and an outspoken public commentator, has had his licence to minister within his...
Thomas Edwards

US bishops criticise Trump’s decision to end Venezuelan protections

the u.s. bishops have called the trump administration’s decision to revoke temporary legal protections for venezuelan immigrants “counterpro...
johnlavenburg