Christian Leadership Formation programme launched
An exciting, new Christian Leadership Formation programme has been launched, offering theological and philosophical formation for Sixth Form students aspiring to a life of public service.
Category: Articles
Newman: A Light between the Reformation and Modernity
St John Henry Newman’s journey to the Catholic faith remains a powerful testimony to an increasingly-secularised world
Homage to the Martyrs at Deepdale
David Gorman looks back 50 years to when 20,000 flocked to Preston’s Deepdale Stadium for Mass to celebrate the Canonisation of the Forty Martyrs, a quarter of whom came from Lancashire.
Dare we forget the call to sainthood?
Every Christian is called to saintliness. Rediscovering the lives of the saints and their attractiveness as role models is crucial to reinvigorating our spiritual lives.
How St John Paul II placed the family at heart of his papacy
Covid-19 has muted the 100th
anniversary of Karol Wojtyla’s birth, but it has also focussed us more closely on our families, which was undoubtedly the greatest pastoral concern for this great pastor.
Saluting our modern-day martyrs: dare we too confess our faith?
While we debate Covid-19 statistics and lockdown measures, many of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world are readily putting their very lives at risk by professing and practicing their faith.
Easter Saints: Anselm and the faith that seeks understanding
St Anselm, together with St George, offers a clear model for a pragmatic faith during the difficulties of lockdown.
Covid-19 crisis from the perspective of providence: A call to creative love
Fr Jose Granados offers a different perspective on the Covid-19 crisis: that of providence and the corresponding call to love in ever more creative ways.
Henry’s Reformation: England’s defining moment?
One of the most defining points in English history is arguably the Reformation, which redefined England’s culture as well as its religious trajectory.
A change of Christian climate, and its deniers
The gradual divorce of the Christian worldview from Western culture has left many unable to appreciate the fundamentally religious framework of the likes of Michelangelo and Ruskin.