Sam Hickford, Author at Catholic Herald

Sam Hickford

A lonely alcoholic’s poetic quest for God

May 25, 2017

The Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins alienated himself from practically all of his English contacts – including his family – by his decision to convert to Catholicism. Joining up with the Jesuits, he worked intensely, foremost on his priestly vocation and, secondly, on his highly perceptive poetry, which he deliberately kept to himself, frightened of

Rise of the urban ‘monks’

April 06, 2017

Nestled within a massed array of administrative buildings and banks in the City of London is the so-called “new monastic” church of St Mary Aldermary. Early before work, instead of going to the gym or shuffling into Pret A Manger, a growing number of City employees enjoy early silent prayer, intercessions and Taizé chants. A

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