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The secret army of Catholics in Hollywood
recently, in anticipation of seeing no time to die (2021) in the cinema, i re-watched all daniel craig’s james bond films. ten-odd hours of ...
Violet Hudson
Stars and bars
the 25 november marks the 21st anniversary of the “night under the stars” gala concert for the passage. this year, the evening at the royal ...
Peter Sheppard
A fair attempt but could do better
between form and faith: graham greene and the catholic novel by martyn sampson fordham university press, £26.99, 304 pages graham greene rem...
Jonathan Bate
Investigate offences to prevent future scandals
the holy father gave the only possible response to the independent inquiry on child sex abuse within the french catholic church over 70 year...
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Diary: Hail Marys are invaluable in times of need, says Paula Byrne
two years ago at the age of 52 i had a minor heart attack. i know it was minor, because i’m still here to tell the tale. it happened just as...
Paula Byrne
Building on past triumphs
dr robinson regaled us with the first volume of his memoirs ( grass seed in june ) as far back as 2006. with becoming modesty he has kept us...
Michael Hodges
Ever so slightly off-key
of the first-rank composers within the generally accepted pantheon, three took holy orders in the roman catholic church: monteverdi, vivaldi...
Jonathan Gaisman
The son-in-law also rises
henry ‘chips’ channon: the diaries (volume 2): 1938-43 by chips channon edited by simon heffer hutchinson, £35, 1,120 pages ________ this do...
Nicky Haslam
Stilted but endearing
silverview by john le carré penguin viking, £20.00, 208 pages ________ posthumous novels are rarely a good idea. a great writer’s literary e...
Charles Cumming
October Diary: Reflecting on the plight of refugees
i was in vienna for a few days last month and kept seeing the stumbling stones, brass cobbles with the names and dates of death of the jews ...
Anna Somers Cocks
Wanted: backers for a religious thriller
in march 2020, with lockdown imminent, an old friend called laurie berg rang me to ask if i would read a synopsis for a religious film or pe...
David Sower
Minding our language
i have bad news for you: the anglo-saxons didn’t exist. i realise you may have studied them or taught classes about them, but the fact remai...
Roy Peachey
A readable yarn but none too credible
matrix by lauren groff william heinemann, £16.99, 272 pages __________ the 12th-century poet we know as marie de france was, scholars ...
Arabella Byrne
Sayonara to the suit
we are told, by some of the more optimistic of our fashion pundits, that the end of covid will unleash a rush of extravagance and dandyism a...
Nick Thomas
Bishops mobilise Church against assisted dying Bill
catholics must actively oppose the latest attempt to legalise assisted suicide, the bishops of england and wales have said in a letter to th...
Simon Caldwell
Getting to grips with God
god: an anatomy by francesca stavrakopoulou picador, £25, 608 pages ________ ‘my god, my god, thou art a direct god,” john donne wrote, “may...
Jack Miles
Potshots at Winston miss the mark
churchill’s shadow: an astonishing life and a dangerous legacy by geoffrey wheatcroft bodley head, £25, 545 pages _________ ‘history with it...
David Lough
The ruinous rise of Tripadvisor
on a recent wobbly day, i went, as is my occasional wont, to my local church. i’ve done this wherever i’ve lived – in london, athens, variou...
Violet Hudson
It came down from Heaven
during the summer, i had a conversation with the former archbishop of canterbury, rowan williams, about bach. simon russell beale was playin...
sarah sands
On Pilgrimage with Peter Frankopan
where would you go? assisi. we have been several times before and it has always been a very special place for us. as my wife and i turned 50...
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