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A magnificent show on the banks of the Seine: When the English spoke French
if fancy takes you to paris in the next few months – the fires will probably be out by then – then don’t miss the chance to visit the magnif...
Arabella Illingworth
This is not an adventure: Dial of Destiny reviewed by Julia Hamilton
julia hamilton finds dial of destiny just a bit dull. to use the word resurrect-ion to describe harrison ford’s appearance after such a long...
Julia Hamilton
Enjoying tango and church music
even a resolute republican would have been impressed by one essential aspect of king charles’s coronation: its delirious abundance of great ...
Michael White
Noble Purpose: The Constantinian Orders
as america celebrates july 4th, a noble and independent religious order is expanding its influence and membership in the us when the h...
The Catholic Herald
The joys of conviviality
mark the calendar: i have been to cambridge, having taken up a kind invitation from piers brendon, one of our reviewers, to have lunch with ...
Serenhedd James
Vatican's new doctrine chief Archbishop Fernández wrote book advising couples to kiss during sex
the new head of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith is an argentine archbishop who wrote a book advising couples to kiss during sexu...
Simon Caldwell
Homesick for Heaven
how stories help us make sense of the world. on easter sunday, 1999, pope john paul ii published his letter to artists, writing: “‘from chao...
Katherine Bennett
Missal belonging to priest who received King Charles II into Catholic faith goes on display
the missal used by the priest who reconciled king charles ii with the catholic faith has gone on display to the public. the 1623 missale rom...
Tom Colsy
Pope replaces Cardinal Burke with Italian Jesuit as patron of Order of Malta
pope francis has appointed an italian jesuit cardinal to succeed us cardinal raymond burke as the patron of the order of malta. the vatican ...
Courtney Mares
Faithful Catholics follow bishops who offer true and courageous leadership
my parish priest is also vicar general for brentwood diocese. he has recently returned from one of his bi-annual meetings of vicars general,...
Mark Lambert
So many birds: Francis of Assisi at the National Gallery until July 30
ben stephens enjoys a magnificent, well-balanced and sensitive exhibition about st francis of assisi. having asked where in the buildin...
Ben Stephens
'What is a woman?': An easy question to answer, but not today
since elon musk decided to promote matt walsh’s “what is a woman?” documentary on twitter this week it has been all anyone is talking about....
Katherine Bennett
How tradition keeps the Church alive
the liturgy, the family, and the crisis of modernity: essays of a traditional catholic joseph shaw os justi press, £15.95, 294 p...
Fr Kevin Chalifoux
Exorcism, Psychology and Belief in God
deciding between jung and christ on the problem of evil. films about exorcism often catch the public’s fertile imagination. the recent film ...
Gavin Ashenden
Nightingale’s Nuns and the Crimean War, by Terry Tastard
nightingale’s nuns and the crimean war terry tastard bloomsbury, £85, 216 pages those who learned their history from the ladybird books (and...
William Davage
Disputing Sola Scriptura and the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity, with Casey J Chalk
the obscurity of scripture: disputing sola scriptura and the protestant notion of biblical perspicuity casey j chalk emmaus road, $24....
Andrew Petiprin
The King is Dead, Long Live the King! Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian Britain, by Martin Williams
the king is dead, long live the king! majesty, mourning and modernity in edwardian britain martin williams hodder & stoughton, £25...
Shan Jenkins
Rescuing a forgotten Seneca
nick ripatrazone applauds a new translation and presentation of the roman writer seneca’s play the madness of hercules. dana gioia, the nota...
Nick Ripatrazone
A users’ guide to the progress of perversion
first published in 1949, carol jackson robinson’s catholic polemic the perverse generation resonates today, says julian kwasniewski. was 194...
Julian Kwasniewski
The Windsors at War: The Nazi Threat to the Crown, by Alexander Larman
the windsors at war: the nazi threat to the crown alexander larman weidenfeld & nicholson, £25.99, 432 pages when the king and queen ret...
Alexandra Lloyd
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