Donal Anthony Foley, Author at Catholic Herald

Donal Anthony Foley

England was cruelly wrenched from the Church – but the story isn’t over

February 13, 2020

Over the past two years, the statue of Our Lady of Walsingham has been visiting every Catholic cathedral in England with a mission to pray for the re-evangelisation and conversion of the country. The Dowry Tour culminates in Catholics in England being invited to renew their personal consecration to Our Lord and Our Lady. They

Can Catholic social teaching change the world?

May 31, 2018

An Economics of Justice and Charity by Thomas Storck, Angelico, 182pp, £13.50 This book looks at Catholic social teaching from the time of Pope Leo XIII at the end of the 19th century up to the present day, and focuses on papal teachings in particular. It is thus, in essence, about the papal response to

Marian piety, from glorious to dubious

May 09, 2018

Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary by Fr Paul Haffner, Gracewing, 648pp, £27 This hefty book is designed to provide daily readings relating mainly to places associated with Marian apparitions, devotions and pilgrimages. Thus there is an entry for every day of the year and these are drawn from a variety of sources, with the general

The Irish priest who resisted China’s communists

January 18, 2018

Perseverance Through Faith by Fr W Aedan McGrath, Xlibris, 216pp, £21.99 The Legion of Mary was founded by Frank Duff in Dublin on September 7, 1921, and spread throughout the world during the 20th century. Duff died on November 7, 1980 and his Cause for canonisation is proceeding. Fr Aedan McGrath, an Irish missionary priest,

The sceptics who saw the sun dance

October 12, 2017

The Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, which took place exactly a century ago, on October 13, 1917, was one of the most stupendous, if not the most stupendous event of the 20th century. And yet it is hardly known outside the Church, and not well enough known within it. The people who braved the

How the Miracle of the Sun dazzled the sceptics

October 12, 2017

100 years ago unbelievers flocked to Fatima, hoping to see the Church humiliated. They were in for disappointment

Has Fatima’s last secret been revealed?

July 27, 2017

On the Third Part of the Secret of Fatima by Kevin Symonds, En Route Books, £26.96 This book is a quite comprehensive treatment of a difficult subject, and one that breaks significant new ground with regard to the third part of the secret of Fatima, an issue over which conspiracy theorists have burned much midnight

Beyond the Fatima conspiracy theories

May 18, 2017

Fatima Mysteries By Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon, Ignatius, £27 Fatima Mysteries: Mary’s Message to the Modern Age is a large and heavy book. Not only in the physical sense, but also in terms of the subject it covers – that is, the pain and suffering caused by communism during the 20th century. The most

Fatima: the answer to secularism

October 06, 2016

Next year will see the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima, which took place between May and October 1917, and which culminated in the famous miracle of the sun on October 13, which was witnessed by at least 70,000 people. At the same time, the atheistic communist revolution was unfolding in Russia, an

Fatima: the answer to secularism

October 06, 2016

The Red Army left Austria without a fight after one in 10 people started praying the rosary. Imagine what would happen if we did the same

Like the Fatima visionaries, we should meditate on hell

July 21, 2016

Reflecting on the horrors of hell can help us to avoid ending up there

The Fatima centenary is a major moment for the Church in England and Wales

May 13, 2016

The Fatima message is more relevant than ever - as a series of events will demonstrate

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