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Michael Duggan
Dashes, brackets, and Oxford commas
after scanning the contents page of this slim volume, i made my way directly to chapter 17. the title of this chapter, “-ize or -ise”, had s...
The perils of hasty secularisation
pope francis could hardly be arriving at a more dramatic moment. in the aftermath of the abortion referendum, ireland seems to be wholly set...
The case for shutting down public schools
posh boys by robert verkaik, oneworld, 400pp, £16.99 in the first few pages of posh boys , robert verkaik manages, among other things, to gi...
How the Church's 'harsh beauty' shaped two rock stars
No matter how hard they try, Sting and 'the Boss' can't seem to leave the faith behind
Rock stars who can’t leave the faith behind
"pope francis is a true rock star.” who says? an actual rock star. sting, formerly of the police, attended a general audience recently and w...
The popes and American racism
who are you? what is your name? is a work of controlled fury. it opens with an account of the chaos triggered by president trump’s executive...
A walk through the ‘side passages’ of religion
city of the good by michael bell, princeton, 360pp, £25 i like it when a book opens with an epiphany. michael bell, a sociology professor at...
A forthright priest takes a jab at ‘trendy thinking’
that nothing may be lost by fr paul scalia, ignatius, £13.99 you may think this author’s name rings a bell. if so, you are right. fr paul sc...
The uncanny parallels between JRR Tolkien and AE Housman
Tolkien and Housman had more in common than meets the eye
The forking paths of Tolkien and Housman
similarities between jrr tolkien and ae housman are not hard to spot. both were oxbridge dons. both were experts in ancient languages. and b...
The hymn buried under centuries of rubbish
the city of oxyrhynchus is in central egypt, south of cairo, west of the nile, and bears its greek name from the time of alexander the great...
A ‘monstrous egotist’ searching for a lost paradise
miłosz: a biography by andrzej franaszek, translated by aleksandra parker and michael parker,harvard university press, £30 near the outset o...
Another Catholic manager has won the Premier League. Here's why we shouldn't be surprised
Antonio Conte, manager of Chelsea, is on the record about the strength of his faith, telling newspapers about his prayer life and about meeting the Pope
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