Niall Gooch

The Catholic omnicause and the danger of false equivalence

Calls for a “consistent life ethic” often merge every moral issue into one cause. Yet in Catholic teaching, not all issues carry the same moral weight.

Godliness and grumpiness: there’s virtue in putting up with frustrating things

Taking a hold of ourselves

If God doesn't set the parameters for our lives, then who will?

Popes understand the weaknesses of democracy more than politicians

The loss of Christian observance has left men and women adrift from one another

Pope Francis should not be criticised for promoting a settlement in Ukraine

Did Homer Simpson have a point when he told God that not being a 'bad guy' is more important than going to church?

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a terrible battle

Challenging liberal Christianity: Jesus gave very clear warnings about losing ‘saltiness’

Happily ever after? Secular modernity's irrational discomfort with boy meets girl

Freer than we used to be? We have replaced an imperfect sexual culture with a ruinous one

Come on you Spurs!: Too much efficiency and rule-following can stunt our lives

When the wind has flayed the trees: melancholia and the season

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