Gavin Ashenden

Big Brother has it in for everyone – but especially ‘extremist’ Catholics

traditional catholics founds themselves targeted by the fbi last year. in august 2023, the herald reported that “leaks revealed that the fbi...

What has happened to British justice and will our Church speak out or continue its descent into two-tier Catholicism?

my family is peppered with lawyers. many of us read law, some going on to practice it, others not. those non-practitioners may have lost tou...

Hyper-sexualisation, 'trans'-formation and evangelisation: just your average summer of ideological sport

this summer has thrown up a festival of sport to watch and enjoy. part of the enjoyment flows from someone who represents you winning glory....

Miraculous? Donald Trump's bloody ear and the prayer that preceded it

fr. jason charron is a ukrainian catholic priest. he was telephoned by the trump campaign team and invited to open donald trump’s rally on s...

Islam in British democracy and the dangers to our Jewish neighbours

for the first time, this 4 july a british general election will be fought in part over islamic ideology. there are currently four constituen...

‘Pride’ versus Catholic schools: It's a full-scale assault and is focused on our children

we are living through an intense culture war. the aim is to overwhelm our christian civilisation upon which so much of our human flouri...

Secularism under Scrutiny: Why restless hearts find their questions answered in God

secularists are worried; all is not well. richard dawkins in particular is deeply distressed and disturbed. a wave of high-profile christian...

Sunak on assisted suicide: British PM is willing to sacrifice most vulnerable to assuage middle-class fears of death

the world of politics can sometimes be a matter of life and death, as well as being about promoting different versions of a standard of livi...

Corpus Christi, the perfect antidote to rebellious pride

whatever heaven might consist of, i’m hoping for some to some exciting and informative theological conversations. at the top of my list is a...

Dignitas Infinita: To play down free will and original sin is a very dangerous business

the latest reconfiguration of catholic theology to emerge from rome has come in the form of the document dignitas infinita, on human dignity...

How are we to judge ... ? Francis's frank phraseology confuses the West

the fallout from pope francis’ remarks to the italian bishops rumbles on. this is in part because his words have defeated the efforts of bot...

Problems with the Vatican's new norms for vetting supernatural phenomena

one of the most compelling attractions of catholicism is the immersion in the supernatural. the church birthed with the miracle of the resur...

Why Trump gets the 'White Christian' vote

robert de niro has been one of the more strident voices warnings about the danger of a trump win in the american election.  when he pla...

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