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Theology, liturgy, and the slow questions. The kind of writing you read twice.
Why Catholics should sing together again
Music has become increasingly passive in modern life, but the folk tradition offers Catholics a way to recover shared culture and fellowship through singing together
David Hahn
The human cost of Colorado’s abortion regime
The death of a Colorado teenager following a second-trimester abortion has reignited debate over whether unrestricted abortion laws truly serve women’s health and safety
Jacqueline O'Hara
Henry Nowak and the limits of secular idealism
The modern obsession with racism rests upon a flawed understanding of human nature, while Christianity offers a more demanding ethic centred on the love of neighbour
Gavin Ashenden
How the monasteries made Britain
Joseph Kelly's 'Long Reign of Silence' argues that monasteries shaped Britain's learning, government and culture – and that their destruction transformed the nation
Jan C. Bentz
The dangers of AI in a decadent society
The greatest cultural threat posed by artificial intelligence may not be job losses or misinformation, but the erosion of the time and discipline needed for genuine human creativity
Patrick Neve
How AI is helping readers rediscover Benedict XVI
Patrick Gruhn and the Benedict XVI Society hope technology can make one of the Church’s most important modern thinkers more accessible to scholars and ordinary readers alike
Andrew Cusack
The false divide between “pelvic theology” and Catholic social teaching
The Church’s teachings on sexuality are not a distraction from Catholic social doctrine but one of its essential foundations
Noelle Mering
Can moral authority still restrain technological power?
Pope Leo XIV’s intervention on artificial intelligence raises urgent questions about power, responsibility and whether anyone shaping the future of AI is still willing to listen
Gavin Ashenden
Reactions to Magnifica Humanitas reveal anxieties of the AI age
The debate surrounding Magnifica Humanitas suggests Pope Leo XIV’s intervention touched something deeper than technology: a crisis concerning authority, freedom and what it means to be human
Andrew Cusack
Analysis: The Pope urges us to choose a human future
In 'Magnifica Humanitas', Pope Leo XIV offers not merely a reflection on artificial intelligence but a defence of human dignity and the common good
Chad Engelland
Is Magnifica Humanitas aimed at Peter Thiel’s techno-political empire?
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical does not name Peter Thiel, but its critique of transhumanism, private power and algorithmic warfare lands close to his world
Thomas Colsy
Saturday Read: The enduring pull of England’s cathedrals
A new Theos report suggests that England’s cathedrals remain among the nation’s most powerful public expressions of Christianity and sacred space
Andrew Cusack
Saturday Read: The Chinese prime minister who became a Benedictine monk
Lou Tseng-tsiang helped shape modern Chinese diplomacy before embracing the Benedictine life and becoming one of the most remarkable converts of the 20th century
Andrew Cusack
The world gets worse, but the Camino gets better
Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage offers a powerful counterbalance to the alienation, competitiveness and digital disconnection of modern Western life
James Jeffrey
The rise of the false Madonnas
Female pop stars are increasingly treated as objects of devotion, revealing a culture searching for meaning, identity and motherhood elsewhere
Isabel Gibbens
Lay-led liturgies won’t save the Irish Church
Ireland’s priest shortage is real, but lay-led liturgies risk deepening confusion while delaying necessary reform
Ruadhan Jones
When sacred art loses sight of Heaven
By replacing transcendence and reverence with the visual language of consumerism and pop culture, Jesuit artist Nicholas Leeper mistakes provocation for insight
Jacqueline O'Hara
St Joseph of Cupertino: the high-flying dunce
The levitations of St Joseph of Cupertino remain among the most startling claims in Christian history, challenging modern assumptions about reason, reality and sanctity
Fr Dwight Longenecker
Cosmetics co-founder’s conversion shows what liberal Catholicism lacks
Scott-Vincent Borba’s rejection of his former lifestyle offers a striking contrast to forms of Catholicism that seek to affirm rather than confront sin
Jacqueline O'Hara
The Holy Spirit continues guiding American Catholics
The forthcoming beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen offers American Catholics a timely reminder of the transformative power of the Holy Spirit
Monsignor Jason Gray
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