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A lonely alcoholic’s poetic quest for God
the victorian poet gerard manley hopkins alienated himself from practically all of his english contacts – including his family – by his deci...
Sam Hickford
Television: Lost girls sacrificed to liberal ideology
watching three girls (bbc one, tuesdays, 9pm), i kept thinking: “this is how people are.” not all people, thank god. but in a part of rochda...
Tim Stanley
Music: Where the Brighton Festival went wrong
the brighton festival was once a go-to place for classical music. now it’s not, having succumbed to populism and a policy of handing over ar...
Michael White
Fine art: Flights of fancy on the Grand Canal
canaletto and the art of venice queen’s gallery, london, until nov 12 there’s a feast of canaletto just around the corner from buckingham pa...
David V Barrett
Can artists thrive in the internet age?
move fast and break things by jonathan taplin, macmillan, £18.99 the problem with most books on culture, creativity and media trends is that...
Matt Thorne
Word this week
the ascension of the lord acts 1:1-11; eph 1:17-23; mt 28:16-20 (year a) the ascension of the lord, as described in the scriptures, marks an...
Bishop David McGough
Prize crossword 0492
cryptic across 1 biblical character’s record is preserved in joshua, abridged (6) 5 reds, the first to open with female pitcher (4) 8 not av...
Alun Evans
The dilemma of giving up Facebook
for years i have been something of a social media junkie, regularly checking my phone for updates on facebook and twitter (i’m too old for s...
Fr David Palmer
If you want inner peace, try giving up Facebook
A focus on every passing fad and controversy prevents what Benedict XVI calls 'interior recollection'
Fr David Palmer
Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/05/17
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen
Harvey Keitel to star in new film about Fatima apparitions
The film's producers made the announcement at Cannes Film Festival
Staff Reporter
Trump nominates Callista Gingrich US ambassador to the Holy See
The announcement comes as Pope Francis prepares to receive President Trump next week
Catholic News Service
No research can ever justify destroying human embryos, Pope Francis says
Research that destroys embryos is part of a 'throwaway culture', the Pontiff said
Catholic News Service
Callista Gingrich suits the job of Vatican ambassador. But can Newt stay out of the spotlight?
Callista Gingrich will have a delicate task. Her indefatigable husband could complicate things
Stephen White
News in brief
ghana bishops praise new mining policy the bishops’ conference of ghana has praised the government’s crackdown on illegal mining. hundreds o...
Staff Reporter
Melanie McDonagh: The heavy burden of forgiveness
the death of the moors murderer ian brady hasn’t brought out the best in us, has it? “monster of the moors is dead” is the daily mail headli...
Melanie McDonagh
Does Fido have a soul? That’s the wrong question
informed catholics are likely to dismiss the animal rights protesters who stormed a church in italy earlier this year, demanding that the ch...
Carmody Grey
Why modern Christians need cathedrals
arriving in durham late one march afternoon, i realised that if i was quick i could just make evensong at the cathedral. it was well worth t...
Niall Gooch
Film: Redgrave’s secret scripture has little to reveal
jim sheridan’s handsome yet flimsy melodrama the secret scripture ( ★★ , cert 12a, 109 mins) turns out to be a tale of two actresses, one gr...
Mike McCahill
Music: Dresden culture palace rises from the ashes
given how little money there is these days to keep serious music up and running, it’s remarkable that wherever you go in the world somebody’...
Michael White
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