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The best of the web: Wickedness, monasticism and bad translations

the mysteries of love and wickedness at just thomism, james chastek meditated on god’s goodness and human wickedness. “the ceaseless sacchar...

The week ahead: Winchester, Viganò and the Immaculate Heart

a new exhibition has just opened at winchester cathedral. kings and scribes: the birth of a nation is the fruit of seven years of work and t...

The big story: Order of Malta bans Old Mass

what happened? the grand master of the order of malta has banned public liturgical ceremonies in the extraordinary form of the roman rite. a...

The Amazon Synod could be overshadowed by European agendas

on monday, the vatican released the long-awaited working document for this year’s amazon synod. journalists immediately scanned the text for...

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In this new battle for parents' rights, the Catholic position is clear

for several months, parents in birmingham have been gathering on the street. they are  campaigning  against what they see as inapp...

The witty, cynical lost novel that reflects on the big questions

it is generally agreed that something happened to the culture in the 1960s. immediately during the post-war period, higher education was sti...

Francis Phillips

Rachel Held Evans, 1981-2019

no community should botch its deaths. mircea eliade wrote those words and they’re a warning: if we do not properly celebrate the life of som...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Heretic of the week: Herbert W Armstrong

herbert w armstrong (1892-1986) was an american prophet, in the mould of joseph smith and mary baker eddy – though his doctrines were far re...

Charles Coulombe

Prize crossword 0597

cryptic across 5 main tour planned is a beast in ancient crete (8) 7 kick from the spirit of the age i get, i sadly miss (4) 9 transport ran...

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, june 16 : most holy trinity prv 8:22-31; ps 8; rom 5:1-5; jn 16:12-15 monday, june 17 : weekday...

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