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Niall Gooch
Christmas is a state of mind
Let go of cynicism and weariness, and embrace the sense of delight
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
there is a phrase i have always disliked, which is often found in obituaries or profiles of prominent people: “he didn’t/doesn’t suffer fool...
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
in 1995, st john paul ii wrote, in his encyclical evangelium vitæ , that “without an objective moral grounding, not even democracy is capabl...
The loss of Christian observance has left men and women adrift from one another
the problem with the battle of the sexes, according to the old joke, is that neither side can ever win because so many of us are fraternisin...
Pope Francis should not be criticised for promoting a settlement in Ukraine
long ago, one cold february evening in oxford, i made the short journey to st aldate’s church to hear a panel, including the then bisho...
Did Homer Simpson have a point when he told God that not being a 'bad guy' is more important than going to church?
there is a very funny episode of the simpsons called “homer the heretic”, in which homer simpson decides, one wintry sabbath, that he no lon...
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a terrible battle
tolerance is frequently assumed to be a virtue of the young. in the mass media, age is associated with crabbiness and narrowing of outlook, ...
Challenging liberal Christianity: Jesus gave very clear warnings about losing ‘saltiness’
christians are supposed to be unpopular. they are supposed to be out of touch with contemporary society (whether that means first-century pa...
Happily ever after? Secular modernity's irrational discomfort with boy meets girl
last month, the british museum briefly found itself in hot water on twitter/x. some feminists took exception to a jokey post they’d made sug...
Freer than we used to be? We have replaced an imperfect sexual culture with a ruinous one
that wise old bird gk chesterton one wrote that “if men will not be governed by the ten commandments, they will be governed by the ten thous...
Come on you Spurs!: Too much efficiency and rule-following can stunt our lives
in november, tottenham hotspur – my team – played chelsea. it was one of the most extraordinary games in recent footballing history, with no...
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