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Karl Gustel Wärnberg

‘He was a Catholic before he knew it himself’: Jon Fosse, 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
December 19, 2023
Catholic writers can convey their Faith beautifully in their prose. Evelyn Waugh managed to insert Catholic characters in his novels. Tolkien created an entire world with its own unique language, yet it is clear to those who read him with attention that he was inspired by his Catholic Faith. The writing of Nordic Catholics is
Why Catholics should continue to follow the news despite anti-religious and progressive bias
December 11, 2023
I’ve encountered a tendency amongst many fellow believers—especially in more traditional quarters—to express skepticism about the need to read the news. The sentiment seems to be that the wordiness and accompanying matters of the world are distractions. Instead, so the argument goes, we ought to direct our minds to higher plains and the divine.  Such
Shane MacGowan on ‘seeking the eternal buzz’
December 01, 2023
Shane McGowan, the frontman of the Pogues, gives an account of his Irish Catholic roots and faith before the release of his new album
‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F**k’ is nihilistic
September 01, 2023
Mark Manson is not a philosopher, nor is he a psychologist, but you may still have heard of him. If not, you are certainly likely to have heard of his book, the crudely titled The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F**k. There was a time when I saw it everywhere in bookstores. Those days
How my tweet on Hemingway’s Catholicism went viral
July 04, 2023
Over the weekend I shared a tweet about Ernest Hemingway’s Catholicism. Although I’ve long enjoyed his work, the fact that he was Catholic had come as a surprise to me. Reading an article on his life, I came across a statement about his Catholic faith that grabbed my attention:  His observances included habitual prayer, attending
Conor McGregor: the flawed and troubled athlete with a strong Christian faith
May 30, 2023
In the 1990s it would’ve been nearly impossible to explain to someone what mixed martial arts was. Big, burly men fighting in a cage hardly appealed to the ruling classes in America and organisers of cage fighting struggled to find venues. True, the movement grew with some early superstars, and the phenomenon of fighting itself
Karl Lagerfeld’s world was never far from referencing the Church
May 02, 2023
This year’s Met Gala, which took place yesterday, chose Karl Lagerfeld as its theme. Although I served a brief apprenticeship in the sartorial world as a young student, my interest in fashion is rather limited. Yet the late German designer, who claimed Swedish heritage and had ties to both the Roman Catholic and Old Catholic
The Church hasn’t always approved of chess
April 19, 2023
For most of us, chess is a leisurely activity –  a source of amusement and mental distraction. But as we speak it is being played out at the highest levels in the World Chess Championship between Russian Grand Master Ian Nepomniachtchi and his Chinese counterpart Ding Liren. A game, innocent though it may seem, is
St Patrick’s Day: Irish whiskey is Catholic to the core
March 16, 2023
When waves of Irish settlers arrived on the American shores, they quickly became an unsettling presence. The largely Protestant population was appalled by the potential impact of this new influx of “papists” on their recently established way of life. “Idolatrous” Irish Catholics were persecuted and their property destroyed, all of which has surely contributed to
Wine is an essential part of our Christian culture
March 16, 2023
Lent has progressed just long enough for most of us to have broken at least one of our penitential resolutions. Perhaps we have indulged in a formerly renounced glass of wine. Paradoxically, in the very act of breaking such a resolution, we are once again confronted with the deeper meaning of Lent: death leads to
Netflix’s ‘Human Playground’ reminds us that play is fundamental to our existence
February 28, 2023
A bull has the ability to charge at you at up to 35mph. There are 1040 possible moves in chess. If a cue ball hits half of the intended ball in snooker – and not the centre – the probability is very high that the cue ball will travel in a direction that is 30 degrees
The many parallels between the boxing ring and the spiritual life
January 02, 2023
There are many parallels between the boxing ring and the spiritual life, including suffering and self-sacrifice, says Karl Gustel Wärnberg
The US mid-terms and the cult of “me”
November 08, 2022
Politics in the US and the rest of the world has become a popularity contest, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
The silence of the Mass 
September 28, 2022
  September 29th is the feast of the Archangels. These mystical beings are held to play a decisive role in protecting us from evil and delivering messages from God. Yet the voice of God can seem a very faint one, even when mediated by beings closer to us than God Himself. In his first Elegy
The Church as a brand
September 15, 2022
The Church needs to market itself better, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
Leaders past versus present
September 05, 2022
Karl Gustel Warnberg chooses saints and kinds over bureaucrats and commisioners
St Augustine and the tension in Christianity 
August 30, 2022
St Augustine was the greatest Christian theologian of all time, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
Today’s traditionalists are tomorrow’s heretics
August 15, 2022
We are united by one standard: the Faith. Everything else is politics, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
The Language of Symbols 
August 04, 2022
What did Pope Francis intend when he put on a Native American headdress on his recent trip to Canada?
Saint Birgitta of Sweden
July 25, 2022
Few Catholics have been canonised thrice. Living amidst a turbulent time in the life of the Church and leaving this world in continued turmoil, Birgitta Birgersdotter  (1303-1373) was canonised by Boniface IX in 1391. Yet, due to the schism between Rome and Avignon at the time, and following her association with the Roman claimants, she
St Thomas and the benefits of doubt
July 04, 2022
Doubting one’s faith can be considered a sign of weakness. I have even heard it referred to as “pathetic” by Catholics when they encounter someone who says they struggle with doubt. Doubt, however, is a corollary of faith, as Scripture shows. Israel, the very name for the land of the people of God, means “to
Why are our martyrs so compelling?
June 29, 2022
The blood of martyrs is the foundation of our faith, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
The Sacred Heart teaches us true freedom 
June 21, 2022
It is only by looking to unite our hearts to Christ’s Sacred Heart that we approach perfection, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
The significance of World Oceans Day for Christians 
June 08, 2022
World Oceans Day is as important for Christians as it is for environmentalists, writes Karl Gustel Warnberg
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