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Niall Gooch
When the wind has flayed the trees: melancholia and the season
melancholy memories are part of the christmas experience for many . every advent sunday, i turn to a lovely poem by former archbishop of can...
A time to keep silence?: The Church’s problems will not be solved by papal grandstanding
pope francis’s pontificate has now lasted well over a decade. in that time, he has published three encyclicals and six apostolic exhortation...
Countering scepticism and the value of apologetics
i have a distinct memory of the first time i ever knowingly encountered outspoken scepticism about christianity, in the playground of my pri...
Critics are wrong to accuse Pope Pius XII of inactivity during Holocaust
pope john xxiii, that short-serving but consequential pontiff – he was in office for less than five years, but was responsible for convening...
Positive parallels between the Commonwealth and the Church
positive parallels between the commonwealth and the church. how do you hold together a large multinational association of highly diverse peo...
An app to reveal how the BBC has long given up on neutrality
john reith, the first director-general of the bbc, was intensely high-minded. a scottish presbyterian, he imbued the organisation with a sen...
The Church has a part to play in preserving culture, the arts and sciences
the 400th anniversary of the death of william byrd, the great english composer of polyphonic sacred music, fell on july 4. on that day cardi...
How are the mighty fallen – or pushed
we should beware unelected bodies censuring our politicians. i have heard it said that one of the great symbols of democratic government is ...
The Catholic case for exploring the Deep
the bad news emerged on thursday. wreckage was found, two miles down in the atlantic ocean, close to the wreck of the titanic , which all bu...
Bending the rules in children's literature
in common with most parents, i have devoted considerable time and energy to teaching my children that stealing is wrong, that they should ob...
Clergy ID cards are nothing more than a gimmick
france has traditionally been regarded as “la fille aînée de l'église”, the oldest daughter of the church, reflecting the fact that there ha...
The Green Man on the King’s card
in the weeks leading up to the coronation, 2,000 invitations landed on doormats across the uk and the wider world. perhaps in a last few cit...
Why Pope Francis chose Hungary for his speech on 'ideological colonisation'
a year or two ago i speculated about whether pope francis had intended a snub to hungarian prime minister viktor orbán by only visiting...
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