Life

Why the Seal of Confession cannot be compromised

the suggestion by iicsa that the seal of confession is violable misunderstands its essence, writes fr richard whinder the independent inquir...
The Catholic Herald

Finding truthful witness in fictional saints

the saints from the great novels can help us grow in our faith, writes ken craycraft one of my daughters, margaret, recently finished sigrid...
Ken Craycraft

St John Paul II: a man for our times

on his feast day, we must invoke the aid of john paul ii for our church a nd our country, writes joanna bogle he was brought up by a single ...
Joanna Bogle

Irish sex education plan to push gender ideology in Catholic schools

the irish department of education has just closed a consultation period for the revamping of its relationship and sexuality education (rse) ...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

New laws to ban prayer outside abortion clinics are disproportionate and farcical

is it only catholics who care about the unborn? asks gavin ashenden one of the more horrific parts of catholic history in these islands was ...
Gavin Ashenden

In the School of Saint Benedict: Benedictine Spirituality for Every Christian by Xavier Perrin

in this excellent little book, beautifully translated from the french by dom luke bell and sister laetitia payne, abbot xavier perrin of qua...
Philippa Edwards OSB

Admitting mistakes with wit and wisdom by A N Wilson

an wilson’s confessions is subtitled “a life of failed promises”, which is a little harsh for one of the most consistently lively and entert...
Gertrude Clarke

Pope's Order of Malta reforms 'illegal' under UK charity law, says senior knight

the pope’s reforms of the order of malta are illegal under uk law and has placed the organisation on a collision course with the charity com...
Simon Caldwell

The Scoles family: a Catholic architectural dynasty

joseph john scoles (1798-1863) was born in london, the son of a catholic joiner. he was educated at baddesley green and in 1812 apprenticed ...
Michael Hodges

Speaking out for common sense

a few weeks ago i took my daughters (aged 2 and 3) to tate britain to look at some art, but also to try out the two children’s play areas wh...
Olenka Hamilton