Joanna Bogle, Author at Catholic Herald

Joanna Bogle

The house where Newman’s journey to sanctity began

June 27, 2019

There can be few more enjoyable ways of spending a summer evening than walking along that glorious stretch of the River Thames from Richmond to Ham, where the tow-path goes along by the Petersham meadows and then through cool woodlands, while boats chug up and down and there is a choice of excellent pubs on

In defence of masculinity

March 14, 2019

With the feast of St Joseph coming up, let’s hear some cheers for men. For the male of the species. For manly courage and manly endurance, for things borne in silence, for manly strength used in the service of others. Yes, yes, I know. Women can be brave, enduring, patient and physically strong. We all know

The new Sisterhood: traditional orders are booming

January 17, 2019

The blue-and-white clad Sisters of the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham have recently acquired a new novitiate, a converted barn in Dereham, Norfolk, on a large stretch of land with another barn which they are turning into extra rooms for their youth work. The community is not large, but it’s growing – and in

Adoremus diary: despite the downpour, the Eucharistic procession was intensely moving

September 10, 2018

This was Britain's most powerful Catholic gathering since Pope Benedict XVI's visit in 2010

Adoremus diary: this was a glorious celebration of the Eucharist

September 09, 2018

I will remember this National Eucharistic Congress for years to come

Joanna Bogle: Learning from the young Americans

September 06, 2018

Every year, for the past quarter of a century, a Christian charity with which I am involved has run a nationwide Schools Bible Project. Its aim is to give schoolchildren an opportunity to study the Gospels and encounter Christ. They are invited to reflect on various incidents in the Gospels – chapter and verse given,

A holy history

August 02, 2018

The hymn “Onward, Christian Soldiers” has a line reminding us: “Brothers, we are treading/Where the saints have trod”. English Catholics ought to know that for us the statement is literally true: from the days when we were part of the Roman Empire, saints have walked our land. The name “Alban” has been given to our

Catholic history isn’t just Thomas More

July 26, 2018

We are standing on London Bridge and I am waving my arms about describing a Saxon-Viking battle that took place there about 60 years before the Norman Conquest. As we talk, there is a slowly emerging sense of convergence – of times and places, of “then” and “now”, the continuity of things. London’s place names,

Diary by Joanna Bogle

June 14, 2018

To Southend for a delightful evening organised by the ordinariate group at St Peter’s, Eastwood. Fr Jeff Woolnough has done a fine job in transforming the sanctuary of this modern church: it’s now white and gold, glittering with candles for Mass. A good attendance and a good atmosphere. They had asked me to speak about

‘But are they real Catholics?’

May 09, 2018

The clergyman’s wife is an art restorer. The children are a cheery bunch, and the youngest looks set to follow his father into the village rugby team in due course. The church stands on a charming green sloping up from the road, with an adjoining hall where the Sunday school and social gatherings take place.

This is how to inspire young Catholics

April 19, 2018

An upbeat exploration of St John Paul II's Theology of the Body shows the way forward for catechesis

The real International Women’s Day is the Feast of the Annunciation

March 08, 2018

On March 25th, one woman changed the course of all human history by saying yes to God

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