Michael Simkins, Author at Catholic Herald

Michael Simkins

I grew up in Mum and Dad’s sweetshop. It was as magical as it sounds

December 19, 2019

Christmas, as we know, is a time for reflection: a chance to recall years gone by, and to wallow for a few precious hours in our own remembrances of things past. But were the Christmases of our childhood really as wonderful as we recall, or are we merely reaching for those overused rose-tinted spectacles? Well

If you’re sick of Christmas commercialisation, try focusing on those less fortunate

December 20, 2018

So Christmas is here again; that brief time each year when, for a few short weeks, we put away our petty enmities, forgive our neighbours their trespasses, and concentrate instead on the more important things in life, such as trying to work out which of the 250 pea bulbs on our tree lights is the

Michael Simkins: The perils of panto

December 21, 2017

Christmas, so it’s said, is a time for giving. And that’s certainly the case in showbiz. Actors may spend the rest of the year willing the phone to ring and laughing derisively at final demand letters plopping through our letter box, but come December, whether it’s doing pantomime, playing Santa Claus or merely reading out

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