Charles Péguy: a poet trapped between heaven and earth
March 26, 2020
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Carnal Spirits: The Revolutions of Charles Péguy By Matthew W Maguire University of Pennsylvania Press, 296pp, £58/$69.95 The paradoxes of
Can we begin again? By ourselves, no
March 26, 2020
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The Fifth Sunday of Lent Ez 37:12-14; Rm 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 (Year A) “The Lord says this: I am going
In this time of deprivation, we can recover some precious devotions
March 26, 2020
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In our older, Roman tradition this Fifth Sunday of Lent is called Passion Sunday. “Passiontide” begins. We veil images and
I’m all for faith and hope – but we need some grief and wailing too
March 26, 2020
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I am sure saying so will not win me many friends, but I wish clergy and laity alike would stop
How to… Make an act of perfect contrition
March 26, 2020
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The suspension of liturgical celebrations because of the coronavirus means that for the foreseeable future there will be no public
Mass readings: 29 March-4 April, 2020
March 26, 2020
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Ordinary Form Divine Office Week I Sunday, March 29: The Fifth Sunday of Lent Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130; Rm 8:8-11; Jn
Heretic of the week: Henry Drummond
March 26, 2020
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Henry Drummond (1786-1860) was born to a banker and the daughter of a famous Scottish politician. Raised in wealth, his
How plague shaped a great historian
March 26, 2020
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One of the most remarkable survivals in St Paul’s Church in Jarrow – itself a remarkable survivor of Anglo-Saxon architecture
March 20th, 2020 issue
March 19, 2020
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At noon on Sunday, March 29, thousands of Catholics will take part in the re-dedication of England as Mary’s Dowry.
The Church has adapted to the pandemic – but huge challenges remain
March 19, 2020
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Last Friday, Pope Francis marked the seventh anniversary of his election. The occasion marked a new and wholly unexpected phase
Analysis: Pope Francis’s dramatic – and unexpected – gestures
March 19, 2020
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Looking at the way the supreme governor of the Church has managed the coronavirus crisis in Rome, two things are
At Britain’s Supreme Court, ‘a sad day for vulnerable women’
March 19, 2020
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The Supreme Court last week declined to hear an appeal against the imposition of the first “buffer zone” around an