Stephen Bullivant, Author at Catholic Herald

Stephen Bullivant

February 02, 2017

Still basking in the warm afterglow of Christian Unity Week? Fired by the Vatican’s pioneering “ecumenism of philately”, with its Martin Luther stamp, to strive ever more zealously “that they may all be one”? No? Well, your loss. This week I’ve a treat in store: enough to tempt even the least ecumaniacal of these my

What I saw in the megachurches

February 01, 2017

American Evangelical churches pack in more than 2,000 worshippers every week. Our parishes have much to learn from them

I’ve stopped writing my book about depression, and for the best of reasons

January 27, 2017

Last year, I was writing on mental illness and the Incarnation. It's nice to have a common-or-garden sickness instead

A Catholic theologian walks into an Evangelical megachurch. Watch what happens next

January 23, 2017

When my host invited me to help teach the next class, I didn't realise what I was getting myself into

A lesson from St Josemaría Escrivá in a Texas diner

January 09, 2017

Little acts of public piety make me feel self-conscious. Am I just being English?

Call me a snowflake, but students of Christianity really do need a trigger warning

January 05, 2017

The Church's history can be horrifically distressing – I've long warned my first-year theology students about it

The Pope criticises young admirers of the Old Mass. I think I know who he means

December 09, 2016

Rigid? Disapproving? Some younger worshippers fit the description

What depression has taught me: praying for others is a very practical work of mercy

December 01, 2016

With few prayerful thoughts to call my own, I have relied on the piety of others

Submitting dubia is a standard part of Church life. It’s not unreasonable to expect a clear answer

November 24, 2016

Church doctrine and canonical legislation can be complicated to navigate. Dubia seek to end confusion on all sorts of topics

The ‘Sindr’ app may sound silly, but it’s a godsend for young Catholics

November 23, 2016

This app could be the end to Catholics wasting hours on holiday trying to find a local Mass

The real Blessed Lucy of Narnia was even more amazing than CS Lewis’s imagination

November 16, 2016

Today is the feast day of the actual Blessed Lucy of Narnia. It really, really is

At an Ordinariate Mass, I witnessed the real spirit of Vatican II

November 11, 2016

The Ordinariate has achieved the 'noble simplicity' recommended by the Council Fathers

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