Soul

Pope says meditation is a way to encounter Christ

pope francis at his general audience address in the library of the apostolic palace march 17, 2021 / vatican media   at the general aud...
Staff Reporter

Lisbon notebook: What can we expect from WYD?

lisbon after a complicated road-trip, four days before the world youth day proceedings officially begin, i find myself in portugal’s capital...
Tom Colsy

Which of Jesus's two widows should we imitate?

"the jar of meal was not spent nor the jug of oil emptied, just as the lord had foretold through elijah" (1 kings 17:16) last sunday we were...
Fr David Howell

Fervent faith in fiddles: Heinrich Biber's genius

heinrich biber, a 17th- century bohemian catholic, took the psalmist’s exhortation to “sing unto the lord a new song” further than most othe...
Benjamin Ivry

Fire and blood at Pentecost

pentecost this year has been both bitter and sweet. it is always sweet. the promise of the holy spirit is the fuel of our love and our exper...
Gavin Ashenden

Pole stars hit the right note

it sometimes seems like poland has its own, peculiarly national, hotline to god. why this should be, beyond the fact that it produces the oc...
Michael White

National Shrine of Mother Seton celebrates 50th anniversary of first American saint

the national shrine of saint elizabeth ann seton today begins a year-long national celebration during 2025 of the 50th anniversary of the sa...
The Catholic Herald

Faith calls for a conversion of heart, and Jesus shows us the way

the call to prayer involves our whole being. the moral aspects of our lives are not removed from our life of prayer. we can’t pray in one wo...
Fr Jeffrey Kirby C

The Warwick Street Chapel: A noble architectural survivor of anti-Catholic rioting, enemy action and liturgical trends

warwick street began its life as a chapel in 1724 when the portuguese ambassador came to live in golden square. under the treaty of utrecht ...
Michael Hodges

Benedict XVI warns of intolerant West in new book published posthumously

pope benedict xvi has had a book of essays published posthumously in which he defends the unique character of the mass and the catholic prie...
Simon Caldwell