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Diderot's self-centred rebellion
diderot and the art of free thinking by andrew curran, other press, 320pp, £22/$29 the late, great, arch-reactionary fr jean-marie charles-r...
Patrick West
Discovering the hidden Catholic messages in Tudor sacred music
one of the curious features of the first edition of the book of common prayer is its approach to the event of the reformation. of course the...
Francis O’Gorman
Coco Chanel, the Savonarola of fashion
coco chanel had no precursors in fashion. her forerunners were religious fanatics, the ascetic souls who scourge themselves and their societ...
Matthew Schmitz
Diary: 40 years on, British transport is even worse
when i was a boy, my highest ambition was to be a soldier. i dreamt of a career as a dashing officer in the life guards, adorning myself eac...
David Oldroyd-Bolt
How one diocese is opening a route out of poverty
cardinal vincent nichols has revealed himself as practical man on social matters, seen most notably perhaps in his work with the victims of ...
Simon Caldwell
Overlooked story of the week: Cardinals criticise 'Vatican closet' author
what happened? two cardinals have cast doubt on a recent exposé. cardinals gerhard müller and walter kasper criticised the methods of frédér...
Staff writers
Vatican to open secret archives on Pope Pius XII
the vatican will open the secret archives on pope pius xii, pope francis has announced. pope pius led the church through the second world wa...
Staff Reporter
We were made to be immortal, but we need Christ's help to achieve it
today’s readings take speech very seriously. they assume that there is a correspondence or that there ought to be a correspondence between w...
Fr Thomas Petri OP
Could priests in California be jailed over the Seal of Confession?
last week a california state senator introduced a bill to remove the penitential exemption from mandatory reporting of sexual abuse, in what...
Jordan Bloom
What Meghan can learn from Mary, Queen of Scots
the news that the second earl of snowdon, the son of princess margaret, is looking to commission a new biography of his mother, one that wil...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Prize crossword 0582
cryptic across 5 egyptian on times’s first drink leads to a new, doddery nadir (11) 7 the soul of holy crusaders, evident in battle here (4)...
Alun Evans
The parable that makes us feel most uncomfortable
eighth sunday of the year eccl 27:4-7; 1 cor 15:54-58; lk 6:39-45 (year c) ‘the kiln tests the work of the potter, the test of a man is in h...
Bishop David McGough
The surprising truth about the Roman army at the time of Christ
the roman army and the new testament by christopher zeichmann fortress academic, 208pp, £60/$80 few phrases are as cringe-inducing as “the h...
James Baresel
What do you get when you cross Cirque du Soleil with Vatican pomp?
something about philip glass i’ve learned over the years is that by asking very little of his music you can sometimes be surprised by what y...
Michael White
Miracle Workers: Daniel Radcliffe's heaven-set comedy fails miserably
has hollywood ever really cared about god – i mean the true god, father, son and holy ghost? probably not. the great god mammon is another b...
Carl Curtis
It's not easy being Catholic in the art world today. A new group wants to change that
"beauty can cut across a thousand arguments, it can speak directly to the heart, it can be persuasive in many mysterious ways.” so said gabr...
Clare McCarthy
After Newman, could more English saints come marching in?
fascinating details of the second healing miracle at the intercession of blessed john henry newman emerged publicly for the first time last ...
Simon Caldwell
Things went from bad to worse at the Rome abuse summit
now that the four-day meeting on child protection in the church is over and done, the question is: what next? for an answer to that, you’ll ...
Christopher R. Altieri
The week ahead: Ash Wednesday, UK's largest Catholic youth event, new film on Church revival
wednesday is ash wednesday, the beginning of the season of lent. it is not a holy day of obligation, but going to mass, at which ashes are i...
Staff writers
God’s wrath is just as great as his mercy, Pope warns
christians must not take advantage of god’s forgiveness — selfishly repeating sin after sin — because god’s wrath for those who refuse to ch...
Carol Glatz
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