Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ

Why Catholics can't be surprised to be hated – and how to profit by it Christ promised we would be hated, and persecuted. Remembering that is crucial. In many ways, we should be more worried if we're not being hated by the enemies of the Church: fathercoleridge.org/p/hatred-of-th…

Milestone: 1,000 Father Coleridge Reader subscribers Who would have thought that in less than a year, 1,000 readers would sign up for the writings of a nineteenth century English Jesuit, @FatherColeridge? There is a reason, however. Read on to see: fathercoleridge.org/p/milestone-10…

Milestone: 1,000 Father Coleridge Reader subscribers Who would have thought that in less than a year, 1,000 readers would sign up for the writings of a nineteenth century English Jesuit, @FatherColeridge? There is a reason, however. Read on to see: fathercoleridge.org/p/milestone-10…

Why did Christ warn of false teachers so early in his ministry? Our Lord’s earliest warnings included calling his followers to beware of false prophets, both within and without the Church. Why was this such a priority for him? fathercoleridge.org/p/false-prophe…

Did St Thomas More call a 'Christian Hermeticist' a 'perfect philosopher and theologian'? Sebastian Morello tells us that the beloved martyr St Thomas More described Pico Della Mirandola in these words. But is it true? wmreview.org/p/st-thomas-mo…

Why zeal for false religious systems provokes the persecution of Catholics Zeal for false religious systems—Pharisaic, Pagan, Protestant or Modernist—has always driven persecution of Catholics and the Church. Here's why: fathercoleridge.org/p/hatred-of-th…

What are the forces that drive the persecution of the Church? Fr Coleridge sets out five sources which give rise to the persecution of the Church. Here are four of them. fathercoleridge.org/p/hatred-of-th…

What are the forces that drive the persecution of the Church? Fr Coleridge sets out five sources which give rise to the persecution of the Church. Here are four of them. fathercoleridge.org/p/hatred-of-th…

Persecution and Catholics as a religious minority Our Lord's warning that his followers would be 'put out of the synagogues' has extensive application even to us today. fathercoleridge.org/p/hatred-of-th…

No Catholic could possibly deliver a speech like this. For the same reasons, no Catholic could possibly defend a speech like this. Anyone who does defend a speech like this should be treated as a non-Catholic himself. wmreview.org/p/paul-vi-unit…

Persecution and Catholics as a religious minority Our Lord's warning that his followers would be 'put out of the synagogues' has extensive application even to us today. fathercoleridge.org/p/hatred-of-th…

Macbeth confronted by the bloody ghost of Banquo. Even when faced by the Ghost, Macbeth denies his guilt: "Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake Thy gory locks at me!" One of the most powerful artistic presentations of a guilty conscience in denial ever.

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Reconciliation must be sought before the Day of Judgment Christ warns us not to delay reconciliation with God or neighbour, lest we face divine justice on the last day. fathercoleridge.org/p/the-gospel-l…

Who is always at the centre of Christ's 'lake miracles'? The miraculous draught was just the first of several 'lake miracles,' each of which offers symbolic meaning for the life of the Church. Especially in one man at the heart of them, next to Christ: fathercoleridge.org/p/the-miraculo…

What do St Peter's bursting nets reveal about dangers to the Church? Christ’s command to “launch out into the deep” taught the Apostles—and the Church—that success in saving souls does not on human strength: fathercoleridge.org/p/the-miraculo…

How Christ turned Simon Peter's trade into a parable of Christian ministry Before Simon Peter could become a fisher of men, Christ let him labour all night in vain—only to reward his obedience with abundance. fathercoleridge.org/p/the-miraculo…