Culture

The mysterious Easterners who dreamt God's dream

and being warned in a dream not to return to herod, they departed to their own country by another way. (matthew 2:12) at the end of sunday’s...
Fr David Howell

English wines to toast our nation's Christian heritage

roger scruton once said that “although wine is not necessary for holiness…holiness is a wonderful addition to wine. the greatest wines grow ...
Brian Scarffe

Human dignity is no longer a given in the modern world: the Church must protect it

what it means to be a human being is neither simple nor obvious. for this reason, i was not that surprised by the responses to dignitas infi...
peterhannah

Rediscovering a Gothic genius: the V&A's great Pugin exhibition, thirty years on

on 15 june 1994, an exhibition opened at london’s victoria and albert museum devoted to the life and work of augustus welby northmore pugin....
Paul Atterbury

Trite Christmas: back to the future with the corny playlists of our youth

”strange how potent cheap music is,” muses amanda in noël coward’s private lives . how perfectly this encapsulates the way i feel the first ...
Flora Watkins

Rachel weeping for her children: the truth, power and lesson of the Holy Innocents

then herod, seeing that he had been made fun of by the magi, was very angry indeed. and he sent and destroyed all the male children who were...
Fr Nicholas King SJ

A man for all seasons: Newman's sermons are perfect for the Year of Hope

festivals in faith: sermons for the liturgical year by st john henry newman edited by melinda nielsen the cenacle press, £24.00 “our saviour...
Simon Caldwell

The joyous challenge of Christmas is to see each person we meet as a small child of God

when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, 'let all god's angels worship him .' (hebrews 1:6)  the reading from the letter ...
Fr David Howell

The Pigeon Whisperer of Westminster Cathedral

behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither gather in barns; yet your heavenly father feedeth them . (matth...
John McEwen

The Christian message in 'Red One'

red one is this year’s family christmas blockbuster in which santa is "kidnapped" and must be rescued (by a tracker from the naughty list) i...
Katherine Bennett