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Promising start for a Catholic children’s mystery series
Mark Guiney’s debut introduces Gloria Treddle, a spirited young sleuth whose adventures combine humour, moral clarity and the familiar world of Catholic school life
John-Henry Keenan
When good girls go sad
Freya India argues that social media and consumer culture have hollowed out young women’s inner lives, while leaving open the deeper question of what might restore them
Georgia Gilholy
Twilight of the Anglican establishment
Alan Don’s witty and revealing private journals illuminate the ceremonial, politics and personalities that shaped Anglican public Christianity between the wars and beyond
Robin Ward
The witness of Jacques Fesch
A new translation of Jacques Fesch’s prison journal reveals a profound conversion and a searching testimony of faith on the eve of execution
Archbishop John Wilson
Pope Leo XIV: not quite in his own words
Elise Ann Allen’s biography benefits from exceptional first-hand sources but dwells too long on stating the obvious. The best bit is the actual interview with the Pope at the end
Melanie McDonagh
Rivalry and revelation at the Palazzo Barberini
In the setting of a Baroque palace built on rivalry, a new exhibition traces Bernini’s rise under Urban VIII, though not without notable omissions
Daniel Beurthe
El Greco and the true transformation of beauty
The elongated figures of El Greco’s Pentecost reflect a deeply Christian vision of the body transformed not by cosmetics or discipline, but by the life of the Spirit
Fr Gavan Jennings
Why the fantasy of escape cannot replace home
Homer’s tale of the Lotus Eaters speaks powerfully to a culture increasingly tempted to exchange reality, love and home for comforting illusion
Fr Gavan Jennings
No saint is an island
From the Apostles to the modern era, the history of the Church reveals how holy friendships have nourished sanctity and strengthened the Mystical Body of Christ
Clement Harrold
Pilgrim of Hope brings Marian art into a space of prayer
A modest exhibition at Farm Street Church invites visitors to contemplate reproductions of Marian masterpieces not as museum pieces, but as aids to prayer
Melanie McDonagh
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
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