Education

Countering scepticism and the value of apologetics

i have a distinct memory of the first time i ever knowingly encountered outspoken scepticism about christianity, in the playground of my pri...
Niall Gooch

Condemning Russell Brand will not change the warped culture of relativism which created him

it’s presumptuous of me to begin by quibbling with shakespeare, but he’s dead and i’m feeling a bit kicky this morning. “what’s in a name?” ...
Katherine Bennett

How a persecuted Dutch family found asylum in Poland

the fate of children takes a particular centre-stage in the gospels. jesus articulates ethics that warn in the starkest terms about the impo...
Gavin Ashenden

‘The best good in the world’: The US organisations leading a renaissance of Catholic sacred music

orange county – the place name conjuring images of the spray-tanned secular class splashing in the salty mist of the pacific ocean – may see...
Anna Farrow

Feast and Fast: Recipes to go with your Michaelmas Goose

fr albert robertson op prepares two dishes to accompany the michaelmas goose at the end of september. after a short assignment to our house ...
Albert Robertson OP

Catholic Good Schools Guide 2023: A-Z of Independent Schools

alton school hampshire headmaster : andrew reeve takes : boys and girls, aged 1-18  alton school is a day school in an old manor house ...
The Catholic Herald

Catholic Good Schools Guide 2023: Top ten senior independent schools

ampleforth college north yorks headmaster : peter roberts takes : boys and girls, aged 13-18 originally founded for 70 boys by the benedicti...
The Catholic Herald

Catholic Good Schools Guide 2023: Top five prep schools

all hallows east cranmore, somerset headmaster: trevor richards takes: boys and girls, aged 3-13 home to 400 pupils, all hallows has good ac...
The Catholic Herald

Q&A with Charlotte Avery of St Mary's School, Cambridge

charlotte avery, head of st mary’s school, cambridge, discusses what attracted her to what is now the only single-sex school in cambrid...
The Catholic Herald

Q&A with Johneen McPherson of St Catherine's School, Twickenham

what did you do prior to becoming headmistress of st catherine’s and how long have you been in the role? i have been headmistress for five y...
The Catholic Herald