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Beyond therapy: the soul’s need for God
From Dante to Viktor Frankl, the search for meaning points beyond psychological wellbeing towards the soul’s ultimate end in God
Jan C. Bentz
A study in grief and grace
A thoughtful revival of William Nicholson’s play traces CS Lewis’s unexpected marriage to Joy Davidman and the spiritual questions it provoked
Georgia L. Gilholy
The deadly dangers of untempered passion
Robert Icke’s Romeo and Juliet strips away Romantic myth to reveal Shakespeare’s warning about reckless desire
Andrew Cusack
Saturday Read: Persia’s forgotten Christian queen
Before the rise of Islam, Sasanian Persia sheltered a remarkable Christian world whose memory still lingers in poetry, legend and cinema
Andrew Cusack
Lola Salem on… the boycott crisis in the arts
A new report reveals how fear, informal sanctions and reputational anxiety are reshaping artistic life and narrowing the space for creative risk
Lola Salem
A drama of sin and deception, steeped in symbolism
Hugh Laurie’s return as Richard Roper anchors a story of manipulation and grace, where the battle between good and evil is sharply drawn
Isobel Yuill
Interview with Joseph Pearce: Why Middle-earth is not a pagan myth
Joseph Pearce and Jan C Bentz examine the theological vision in Tolkien’s fiction, from providence and liturgy to the Catholic imagination
Jan C. Bentz
When ‘true crime’ becomes dark spectacle
The booming true crime genre raises questions about whether fascination with evil can slide into something morally disordered
Georgia Gilholy
Rediscovering the case for Christ in prophecy
A new book explores how Old Testament prophecy continues to point to the divine reality of Jesus and deepen faith among believers today
Clement Harrold
When rebellion loses its object
A provocative collection asks what becomes of a subculture defined by transgression when the mainstream abandons its own rules
Joseph Shaw
Zurbarán: painting, piety and the power of stillness
From haunting crucifixions to the quiet intensity of the Agnus Dei, Zurbarán’s work invites a deeply devotional response
Melanie McDonagh
An uninspiring portrait
Christopher Lamb offers a serviceable overview of the challenges facing Pope Leo XIV, but his analysis rarely moves far beyond the obvious
Melanie McDonagh
Angels in the Sistine Chapel
James MacMillan’s Angels Unawares received its world premiere in the Sistine Chapel
Edward Barrett-Shortt
Evelyn Waugh’s death, sixty years on
Evelyn Waugh died on Easter Sunday 1966, after Mass and Holy Communion; six decades later his Catholic imagination remains as striking as ever
Mark McGinness
The Isenheim Altarpiece and the consolation of Christ’s suffering
Grünewald’s wounded Christ was made to console those ravaged by illness and to direct them towards the promise of resurrection
Fr Gavan Jennings
The man behind OnlyFans’ dark legacy
Leonid Radvinsky built his platform into a multibillion-dollar empire, leaving a legacy many argue has damaged relationships and exploited the vulnerabilities of a generation
Jacqueline O'Hara
‘A star of the first magnitude’: Raphael at the Met
With more than 200 works and a deeply scholarly catalogue, the Metropolitan Museum’s Raphael exhibition reveals an artist whose genius continues to shape the story of European civilisation
Michael Sanfey
“Ballet can elevate body and soul together”
In this interview, Claire Kretzschmar discusses perfection, brokenness and the power of classical ballet to restore the sacred imagination
Jan C. Bentz
Louis Theroux’s missed opportunity on the ‘manosphere’
A familiar diagnosis of the manosphere that overlooks the cultural and moral transformations underpinning its rise
Daniel Turner
Conscience and catastrophe in the Thirty Years’ War
A powerful German novel explores how the fraught relationship between faith and political power sowed the seeds of disaster
Francis Phillips
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