Travel & Pilgrimage

Tony Harding: Reaping the wisdom of nearly 70 years of priesthood

to bath on a sunday evening, to ja hansom’s magnificent church of st john the evangelist, just around the corner from the station on south p...

Serenhedd James

Where to eat after Mass in Bristol: the Camino-inspired Muiño

the cathedral church of ss peter & paul on pembroke road in bristol’s fashionable clifton district is strikingly modern, being best desc...

Let there be light!

the central fact of february, in this garden at least, is excitement. moments of almost warm light bring forth the smell of damp springy ear...

Don't let war force you from Holy Land, Franciscan leader tells friars

rome – the leader of the worldwide franciscan order, has appealed to his fellow franciscans to stay put in the holy land despite rising tens...

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: Journeying with the Magi

the herald's deputy editor joins the magi as they make their way to bethlehem, and takes the opportunity to reflect on their journey - and o...

Serenhedd James

Seven Deadly Sins: Lust and the havoc that it has wreaked through history

it is surprising how often lust intervenes in simple human situations, wreaking disaster – and that includes in history. for example, the ma...

Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch tells Christians to heed ‘call’ to live in Holy Land despite continual conflict

jerusalem’s latin patriarch has urged christians to remain in the holy land despite the current gaza war nearing its one-year mark and with ...

The Knights Hospitaller still take up arms in the 21st century: getting to grips with medieval combat in Normandy

the military order of st john of jerusalem, of rhodes and of malta (the knights hospitaller) is known in modern catholic circles today less ...

Crispin Culbertson

The Latin Mass Society's annual pilgrimage to Walsingham gets bigger every year

as i write this, i am still steeped in the elation and buzz of a typically strong afterglow. i have gloria, laus et honor , te deum laudamus...

I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus, by David Lloyd Dusenbury

i judge no one: a political life of jesus david lloyd dusenbury hurst and co, £25, 312 pages the “political jesus” of 1970s liberation theol...

Alexander Faludy