Life

Divine Renovation is waking up churches

lay engagement is a working plan to bring about parish renewal. there can’t be more convivial places than boodle’s club in london to discuss...
The Catholic Herald

Celestial assault in a mind-altering performance of Hildegard’s soaring music

whatever we know about the 12th-century religious polymath hildegard of bingen is new knowledge, because she all but vanished from the recor...
Michael White

God’s good dogs: Saluting the legacy of Fr Patrick Primrose, a Dominican hero

dominicans in the british isles cannot boast of a long list of reformation martyrs. cromwell and his henchmen were largely quite successful ...
Albert Robertson OP

‘Mystic passionate emotion’: Hector Berlioz’s uncompromising Catholic vision

although he wrote a requiem mass, te deum , and other spiritual compositions, the french romantic composer hector berlioz has regularly rece...
Benjamin Ivry

Hear the angels sing: Some Christmas carols have a more complicated origin than we think

we might be surprised by the origin of certain christmas carols, says andrew gant one of the notable features of our much-loved christmas ca...
Andrew Gant

Shane MacGowan on 'seeking the eternal buzz'

the 19th-century french poet arthur rimbaud was known for his piety as a boy. receiving his first holy communion at the age of 11, his rever...
Karl Gustel Warnberg

Music can contribute to the joys and thoughtful memories of the Christmas season

of all the holy days of the liturgical calendar, none involves the senses more than christmas. the sensory experiences of christmas invoke f...
Ken Craycraft

JFK's assassination 60 years ago today marked the start of America's moral disintegration

today marks the 60 th  anniversary of the assassination of president john f kennedy, who was gunned down in dallas texas on the 22 nove...
Laura Perrins

The Medieval Catholic churches of England

a look at some of the few english medieval buildings currently used for worship by the catholic church. on the feast of the nativity of st j...
Michael Hodges

Catholics must not be afraid to speak out against the Pill

as of next month women will be able to get the contraceptive pill for free from pharmacies in england without a gp’s approval. the heal...
Portia Berry-Kilby