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Theology, liturgy, and the slow questions. The kind of writing you read twice.
The hidden costs of overparenting
A culture of over-caution and status anxiety has made parenting more difficult, not because children are less safe than before, but because society expects parents to perform constant vigilance
Joseph Shaw
Sacred art and the limits of representation
From Michelangelo to Caravaggio, sacred artists have approached the divine in radically different ways while remaining within the Catholic tradition
Nicholas Leeper SJ
June is the holiest month
The Church’s calendar reveals June as a month rich in saints, solemnities and reminders of God’s plan for human flourishing
Clement Harrold
Where Catholics talk books
A parish reading group at the Oxford Oratory has spent eight years exploring Catholic literature, history and theology while fostering conversation, friendship and faith
Robin Aitken
Gaudí and the miracle of La Sagrada Família
A century after his death, Antoni Gaudí’s extraordinary vision for the Barcelona church stands close to fulfilment
Mark McGinness
Ireland’s Catholic colleges are disappearing at a critical moment
As Catholic colleges continue to pass into state hands, Ireland risks losing vital institutions for the intellectual formation of the laity
Ruadhan Jones
The Down syndrome death sentence
The decision by a social media couple to abort a child diagnosed with Down syndrome highlights broader questions about disability, eugenics and the value of human life
Jacqueline O'Hara
What the Sturgeon-Murrell story reveals about modern marriage
At the heart of the Sturgeon-Murrell story lies not only a political scandal, but a cultural question about what marriage is for
Michael J Robinson
Abbot stands firm in Transylvania
The head of Oradea’s Norbertine community says a dispute over Church property has become a test of religious freedom in modern Romania
Andrew Cusack
Why falling birth rates should concern everyone
Ireland’s fertility rate has fallen well below replacement level, raising difficult questions about family formation, childlessness and the choices people are able to make
David Quinn
Fertility is not a policy problem
Governments across the developed world are searching for policy solutions to falling birth rates, but the crisis stems from a deeper failure to understand the purpose of womanhood
Patrick Neve
The Traditional Latin Mass does not need the SSPX
Gratitude for the preservation of the old Mass does not require Catholics to accept that the SSPX is indispensable to Catholic tradition or to the life of the Church
Wouter J Suenens
Pride’s retreat is not yet a conservative victory
Declining corporate support for Pride events may signal a political shift, but conservatives should be cautious about mistaking a tactical retreat for a lasting cultural transformation
David Hahn
Pride Month and the search for belonging
Behind the symbols and slogans of Pride Month lies a universal search for belonging that ultimately points beyond self-definition towards communion with God and others
Delphine Chui
Why you should watch 'The Exorcist'
William Friedkin’s film remains shocking, but beneath the profanity and terror lies a profoundly Catholic vision of evil, sacrifice and grace
Luke Collins
We should welcome America’s ‘medieval’ future
A growing interest in faith and the supernatural reflects not a rejection of reason but a rediscovery of truths that modern secular culture has struggled to replace
Jacqueline O'Hara
Sleepwalking into eugenics
From Down’s syndrome screening to assisted suicide, modern Britain is embracing choices that previous generations would have recognised as eugenic
James Jeffrey
Two cheers for Stoicism
Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations contain profound moral insights that often resonate with Christian teaching, yet Stoicism ultimately cannot answer the deepest questions about suffering, grace and eternal hope
Clement Harrold
Lola Salem on… the erosion of taste
The collapse of criticism as a rigorous practice has left contemporary culture increasingly unable to recognise or cultivate excellence
Lola Salem
A grave new threat to religious freedom in India
New powers under India’s foreign funding regime could have significant consequences for churches, charities and NGOs working with marginalised communities
Msgr Michael Nazir-Ali
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