Michael Hodges

The main panel shows Mary crowned as Queen of Heaven surrounded by a garland of flowers and angels spreading her protective cloak over four supplicants. The other two panels show a Nativity Scene in winter and the Coronation of Our Lady in summer.

<I>Michael Hodges</I> reviews Holland Blind Twilight 
by John Martin Robinson

The East Anglian county has an extraordinary quantity of beautiful church architecture

New murals enhance the beauty of the Church of St Francis of Assisi in this Catholic enclave in Warwickshire

The westernmost county of England, once a hotbed of Protestant nonconformity, has a handful of notable churches

Two Victorian treasures have finally been returned to their original glory after decades of philistine mistreatment

After 200 years of building new English churches, is the vocation of the Catholic architect over, asks <I>Michael Hodges</I>

A look at the work of those Anglican architects who built Catholic places of worship in the 19th and 20th centuries

Charting the history of the Order which has survived over centuries and is now settled in Chelmsford

With the centenary of Henry Thorold’s birth in June, <I>Michael Hodges</I> celebrates the 
life of one of Britain’s most eccentric but brilliant ecclesiastical historians

A father and two of his sons, both priests, designed between them a large number of churches

A father and two of his sons, both priests, designed between them a large number of churches

The wonderful historic Catholic churches of Preston should be a priority for restoration – a coordinated approach is needed

Michael Hodges explores the built legacy of Catholicism in the county of Herefordshire

<i>Michael Hodges</i> follows in Archbishop Becket’s footsteps along the Clarendon Way

In our new architectural column, <I>Michael Hodges</I> admires the London Oratory of St Philip Neri 
and the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

An assessment of post-war Catholic churches, from fan-shaped “flying saucers” to concrete cathedrals

The work of the prolific 19th-century inventor and architect includes a number of striking Catholic churches

In the rush to alter churches following Vatican II’s new instructions, Catholic dioceses often did more harm than good

The Herald’s architecture column follows the Editor on pilgrimage to the Holy Land