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November 16, 2022

Synodality – an exercise in misreading St John Henry Newman and ‘Lumen gentium’

November 16, 2022

One consequence of writing for the Catholic Herald on the Synodal process is that it seems to make some people excitably angry. When Socrates urged on his listeners the important aphorism “know thyself”, the early Greeks had to attempt the process without the advantage of Twitter. I have had an advantage that earlier generations lacked

Growing extremism and intolerant nationalism are to blame for increased persecution of Christians, says new report by Catholic charity

November 16, 2022

John Pontifex explores why ACN’s new report – Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2020-22 – should be a wake-up call to governments who claim to be the champions of religious freedom. “My God, it is hard to be chained and receive blows but I live this moment as you

The clear Catholic overtones in Bob Dylan’s most recent work suggest he may have joined the Church

November 16, 2022

Karl Gustel Warnberg travels to Bournemouth to watch Bob Dylan live in concert Ever since his debut as a young musician, Bob Dylan has been appropriated by various movements. His dislike for being pigeonholed is evident. When, for example, he was asked what he thought about guns in America, he defiantly said “I don’t think