Jane Stannus, Author at Catholic Herald

Jane Stannus

How the supernatural took second place in the Church

December 05, 2019

Christus Vincit By Bishop Athanasius Schneider and Diane Montagna Angelico Press, 338pp, £16.50/$20 When the Soviets sought to describe the middle of nowhere, they said “Karaganda”. Indeed, there wasn’t much of anything in Karaganda, in Kazakhstan, other than the Karlag – a gigantic gulag that incarcerated over one million prisoners and covered as much territory

The Anglo-Saxon poem that exults the Holy Cross

September 13, 2019

Carved in golden-toned walrus ivory, covered with tiny figures and inscriptions, the Cloisters Cross is unique among early medieval treasures. Of English workmanship, it is so sophisticated that scholars say it’s as if the ideas represented in the façade of Chartres Cathedral were compressed into a cross not quite two feet high. At its centre,

How the St Vincent de Paul Society has shifted its focus

August 15, 2019

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (known in the US as the SVDP) is one of America’s most beloved Catholic charities. It has specialised in the corporal works of mercy for almost 200 years. But in the 21st century it has a new theme: “systemic change”. In 2011, Sheila Gilbert, a former national secretary

The many spiritual graces of wearing the Brown Scapular

July 16, 2019

It is the oldest Marian site in the world, located in northeastern Israel: Mount Carmel, which means “garden of the Lord”. The prophet Elias prayed on its summit for rain after a three-year drought. From the Mediterranean emerged a tiny cloud in the shape of a foot, which slowly rose into the sky and poured

How to enthrone the Sacred Heart in your home

June 06, 2019

On May 31, 1985, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in North American history swept through parts of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada. Eighty-nine people died, and more than 1,000 were injured; the damage was estimated at over $600 million. “A bombed-out battlefield” was how one local weather service described the borough of

Is it time for new tests on the Turin Shroud?

May 02, 2019

Scientists are calling for fresh tests on the Turin Shroud after a paper challenged a previous finding that it dated from the Middle Ages. The paper, which queried the methodology of a 1988 study, has led researchers and scientific commentators to say it is “high time” for a new round of tests. The Shroud, a

The remarkable story behind Our Lady’s prophecies from Ecuador

February 02, 2019

It was 5 am, January 24, 2018; the cobbled streets of Quito were still dark and deserted when fireworks began to shoot up from a church on la Plaza Grande, right next to the presidential palace. Lenin Moreno, President of the Republic of Ecuador, was awakened by the sound of explosives and sent out security

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