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The danger of compassion without conscience
The Lindsay Clancy trial raises difficult questions about mental illness, culpability and a culture in which sympathy for the distressed adult can leave the innocent out of view
Luke Collins
Parish mergers are not inevitable
The successful challenge to two parish mergers in Buffalo shows that laypeople need not regard parish closures and mergers as inevitable
Patrick Neve
The virtuous fear we’ve forgotten
Scripture repeatedly presents fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom, but understanding this neglected virtue requires distinguishing filial fear from mere fear of punishment
Clement Harrold
Politics can defeat assisted suicide
With another vote on assisted suicide approaching, Catholics should recognise that parliamentary procedure, organisation and persistence can make the difference
Luke Collins
The troubling lesson of Baby Gabriel
McKenna West refused to end her pregnancy after the child she was carrying was diagnosed with a serious heart condition – and found herself at the centre of a bitter legal dispute
Jacqueline O'Hara
Twelve books for Christian boys
For parents navigating the modern children’s bookshelf, these 12 classics and series combine excitement, imagination and edifying themes
Clement Harrold
The Assumption: difficulties, answers and faith
The historical evidence for the Assumption may be late and uncertain, but Catholic belief rests on more than historical argument alone
Fr Dwight Longenecker
In praise of the Latin Mass Society
From the Agatha Christie indult to a 56-mile pilgrimage through Norfolk, the Latin Mass Society has spent six decades keeping the old rite alive
Luke Collins
America’s young men are more isolated than ever
Friendship, community and confidence in American institutions are declining among young men, even as signs of renewed religious belief emerge
Jacqueline O'Hara
Why Catholics should take exercise seriously
In a sedentary age, Catholics should balance fasting and asceticism with the physical discipline needed to keep the body fit for service of the soul
David Hahn
Why piety matters for Catholic catechesis
The crisis in Catholic catechesis cannot be solved by instruction alone: reverent worship teaches the faithful what the sacraments truly are
Patrick Neve
The problem of divine hiddenness
Our limited perspective leaves us poorly placed to decide how obvious God’s existence ought to be
Clement Harrold
A silver lining to the SSPX situation
The answer to the SSPX is not to marginalise the old rite further, but to ensure that Catholics devoted to it can flourish within the life of the Church
Luke Collins
Europe needs a humane alternative at its borders
Secure safe havens, firm borders and swift asylum decisions would offer a more humane and sustainable response
Declan J. Ganley
Fauci’s faux Catholicism
When Anthony Fauci was called to account for his pandemic record, the Catholic values he claims to have learnt were nowhere to be found
Jacqueline O'Hara
When the Church wounds
Disillusionment with the institutional Church need not end in permanent bitterness, but can become a path towards forgiveness and renewed faith
Patrick Neve
Five ways Andy Burnham could put Catholic principles into practice
Britain’s first lifelong Catholic Prime Minister has an opportunity to place the family, human dignity and the common good at the heart of government
Clement Harrold
Fr Paul Mankowski: A loyal son of St Ignatius
Marginalised within his own order, ‘Diogenes’ combined formidable scholarship and wit with a steadfast commitment to the truth of the Catholic Faith
David Hahn
What happened to the Jesuits?
The Society of Jesus once united missionary courage, intellectual discipline and defence of the oppressed, but its modern identity has become far less certain
Luke Collins
Bryan Johnson’s ‘clone’ and the pursuit of immortality
The tech entrepreneur’s supposed ‘clone’ raises troubling questions about ambition, longevity, scientific responsibility and the dignity owed to human life
Jacqueline O'Hara
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