Philip Campbell, Author at Catholic Herald

Philip Campbell

Did we just see the budding shoots of a Christian revival this Easter?

April 03, 2024

The Easter edition of the Spectator took a refreshingly upbeat stance on the State of Christendom, with Justin Brierley setting out his argument that we are seeing a Christian revival in England. Drawing on the much-reported religious experience of historian Tom Holland, he said that he could “see signs that he [God] is moving in

This Holy Week occurs amid an intensifying battle between the cultures of Life and Death

March 26, 2024

During his liturgical reflection for the Monday of this Holy Week, Dom Guéranger meditates: “This city [Jerusalem] is zealous for the exteriors of divine worship; but her heart is hard and obstinate, and she is plotting, at this very hour, the death of the Son of God.” In our own age we face a culture that

At a time when we should be celebrating life, others are lobbying for death

December 23, 2023

Pope St John Paul II once remarked that in our celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ we bear witness that every human is “somebody unique and unrepeatable…somebody thought of and chosen from eternity”. For most of us, Christmas is a time to give thanks for life – we cherish our loved ones and look

The surprising health benefits of praying the rosary in Latin

November 27, 2023

This Advent, I would encourage you to take up the practice of saying the rosary out-loud and if you can, in Latin. Create a prayerful atmosphere, focus on your breathing, then start and go deep into the mysteries. By Christmas, not only will your spirit be nourished but your mind and body too. The spiritual

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