Soul

there is an old story told about the dilemma of a monkey reaching down through the narrow neck of a glass jar to grab the alluring beads con...

Gavin Ashenden

a new bill in the scottish parliament to introduce “safe access zones” around abortion centres has scottish catholics deeply concerned, and ...

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adam zamoyski is a british historian of polish origin. he has written numerous highly acclaimed books, including poland: a history, and holy...

Anthony McCarthy

pope francis addressed concerns about his health in a recent interview while discussing plans for his own funeral and burial in a different ...

The Catholic Herald

celebrating a lost victorian voice. lionel johnson: poetry and prose robert asch saint austin press, £29.99, 544 pages when lionel johnson w...

Jane Cooper

phil mccarthy writes of the inspiration for his founding pilgrim ways, a project of walking pilgrimages in england and wales. over half a ce...

Phil McCarthy

mary fisher discovers the physical and mental trials of walking the cammino di san benedetto. "to be deep in history is to cease to be prote...

Mary Fisher

jane roberts explores a number of christian pilgrimage sites in the kingdom of jordan. jordan is a predominantly sunni muslim country; howev...

Jane Roberts

no one does death like the irish. so the saying goes. or so we tell ourselves. when a funeral cortege makes its way from the church to the g...

Dualta Roughneen

the sole catholic church in gaza was damaged over the weekend as a result of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. the latin patria...

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