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The Reformation’s whipping boy
johann tetzel, the german dominican friar and preacher of indulgences, is a favourite whipping boy for students of the protestant “reformati...
Dave Armstrong
The sculptor who created ballets for the soul
the neoclassical sculptor antonio canova (1757-1822) had a lifelong passion for dance. during his early years in rome, he would often go wal...
Alexander Lee
Film: On the edge of being a great high school film
the edge of seventeen (12a, 104 mins, ★★★ ) hailee steinfeld made a huge impression back in 2010 when she made her big-screen de...
Will Gore
Theatre: Glenda’s raging Lear transcends gender
glenda jackson at 80 has returned to the stage after a 25-year absence to play king lear, one of the most exhausting roles in the theatrical...
Robert Tanitch
Music: Mozart makes the sun shine on a wet Bath
georgian architecture and jane austen have, between them, fostered an idea of bath as a historic centre of civility, which isn’t altogether ...
Michael White
The timeless values of medieval Christianity
positively medieval by jamie blosser, our sunday visitor, £15 jamie blosser does not advocate “misty-eyed nostalgia” for medieval christendo...
Jonathan Wright
Word This Week
first sunday of advent is 2:1-5; ps 122; rom 13:11-14; mt 24:37-44 (year a) ‘come, let us go up to the mountain of the lord, to the temple o...
Bishop David McGough
Lectio Divina
matthew 24:37-44 37 “the coming of the son of man will be like what happened in the time of noah. 38 in the days before the flood people ate...
Mgr Anthony Abela
Pastor Iuventus
two pieces of music encapsulate the spirit of advent for me. one is the plainchant rorate caeli and the other is bach’s cantata 140, wachet ...
Pastor Iuventus
Prize Crossword 0467
cryptic across 5 been changing speech to give the blessing (11) 7 hike in tips, restaurant’s exasperated kitchen for starters (4) 8 one in o...
Alun Evans
The pitfalls of being a warrior prophet
a prophet makes a vow of love, not of alienation. daniel berrigan wrote those words – and they need to be highlighted today, when a lot of s...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Trailer for Scorsese’s Jesuit epic released
The film about two Jesuit priests in Japan is already expected to receive Oscar nominations
Staff Reporter
Pope Francis names two auxiliaries for Detroit
The appointments were announced by Apostolic Nuncio to the United States Achbishop Christophe Pierre
Catholic News Service
A hidden gem for Catholic sightseers in New York
Amazingly, we do not seem to have a Museum of the Middle Ages in this country
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Palace of Westminster to be lit up in red to honour those persecuted for their faith
The historic building will be lit up as part of ACN's Red Wednesday campaign
Staff Reporter
British public supports bakers in 'gay cake' row, poll shows
A survey has suggested that two-thirds of the public believe businesses have a right to decline orders which conflict with their religious beliefs
Staff Reporter
Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/11/16
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Colombian government and Farc to sign peace deal despite objections from former president
The decision to sign the amended peace accord was made during a meeting at a heavily guarded Catholic retreat in Bogota
Associated Press
William Trevor was an Irish Protestant with a keen understanding of Catholicism
The Irish novelist and short-story writer has died - his books are well worth discovering, if you haven't already
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Vatican Library uses space technology to preserve manuscripts
The restoration project is part of a recently renewed collaboration with the European Space Agency
Staff Reporter
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