Education

The joys of silence

it is a truism that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. i have just published a book on monastic lessons, having visited ten monast...

"An outstanding Catholic priest"

the death of mgr mark langham in january has left a void in many people’s lives, for his influence was immense. urbane, witty, humane and im...

Serenhedd James

Amid hefty legal fees, Buffalo diocese cuts Catholic school spending

cna staff, mar 30, 2021 / 07:19 pm mt (cna).- following its bankruptcy filing last year, the diocese of buffalo, new york has cut spending o...

Pertinacious Popery: The Roman Origins of the Notary Public

st clement by giovanni battista tiepolo, 1730-1735 for the lover of the picturesque and the romantic – that is to say, the medieval – one’s ...

Charles-A-Coulombe

Swiss voters narrowly back ban on burqa, niqab as religious leaders voice concern

cna staff, mar 8, 2021 / 06:33 pm mt ( cna ) .- swiss voters have narrowly approved a proposal to ban religious facial coverings in pub...

Finding God on a Mountaintop

as i kissed my fiancée soledad goodbye at the airport, i felt full of excitement. it was 12 october 1972, and i was off to santiago in chile...

Crisis? What crisis?

cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul, philadelphia (credit: shakzu, istock) one of my favourite pastimes as a priest is listening to ...

For a bestseller, just add religion

how do you solve a problem like maria? so asked the nuns of nonnberg abbey in the sound of music . (pause, please, in remembrance of christo...

Constance Watson

A walk among the ruins

the clarendon way runs from the river avon close to salisbury cathedral in wiltshire to the river itchen near winchester cathedral in hampsh...

The changing century

london and the 17th century: the making of the world's greatest city , by margarette lincoln £25, 384 pages, yale university press margarett...