SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
April 07, 2016
Vatican confirms Pope Francis will visit refugees on Greek island
April 07, 2016
Pope Francis and other Christian leaders to meet migrants next Saturday
Catholics and Methodists can teach each other about holiness, says Pope Francis
April 07, 2016
The Pope tells Methodist leaders that there is a 'growing closeness' between the two churches
Apostolic exhortation cannot go against the Catechism, says cardinal
April 07, 2016
Cardinal Brandmüller says admitting remarried Catholics to Holy Communion would 'undermine' the Church
What’s inside this week’s magazine?
April 07, 2016
A sneak preview of this week's Catholic Herald
Extraordinary Form Masses drew ‘record’ numbers over Easter, says Latin Mass Society
April 07, 2016
Attendance was reportedly up by a fifth in key parishes
The only way to defeat terrorism is the Cross
April 07, 2016
The only successful way to combat the resurgence of Islam would be the rediscovery and resurrection of Christianity
Lectio Divina
April 07, 2016
John 21:1-19 1 Simon Peter said to the others, “I am going fishing.” “We will come with you,” they told him. So they went out in a boat, but all that night they did not catch a thing. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael (the one from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee and
Mass readings
April 07, 2016
Ordinary Form Divine Office Week III Sunday, April 10: Third Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32, 40B-41; Ps 30; Rev 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 Monday, April 11: St Stanislaus Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday, April 12: Weekday of Easter Acts 7:51—8:1A; Ps 31; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday, April 13: Weekday of Easter or St Martin I
Pastor Iuventus
April 07, 2016
Never mind what the world calls ‘normal’ Earlier in the week I was able to acknowledge in myself the fact that there is always a rather childlike disappointment in me at the end of the Easter Octave when the Gospels for the day cease to relate the details of the resurrection appearances and return to
Saint of the week: St Benedict Joseph Labre (April 16)
April 07, 2016
A holy beggar In 1784, the London newspapers were buzzing with discussion of a homeless Frenchman who had died the previous year at the age of 35. By most standards he had been a complete failure: having tried and failed several times to join a monastery, he spent his life wandering around Europe from one
Prize crossword 0434
April 07, 2016
Cryptic across 7 Iona’s bid to break into glassy stuff (8) 8 Writing’s on the wall for sub captain in retreat (4) 9 Something that fastens contains polymers primarily (4) 10 Parts of book bloke finds almost pithy (8) 11 Atmospheric arena affected baptiser, lost assuredness in the end (4,3) 12 Love of Marx runs
April 10 to April 16
April 07, 2016
Cardinal Nichols (Westminster) Mon: Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference (day 1), Hinsley Hall Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Leeds, 1.00pm. Tue: Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference (day 2), Hinsley Hall Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Leeds, 1.00pm. Wed: Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference (day 3), Hinsley Hall Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Leeds, 1.00pm. Thu: Launch of the
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