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Peter Ainsworth – a heritage hero

the death of peter ainsworth in april this year was a great loss to the heritage sector in england. peter had given over 30 years of commitm...

A home without a heart

in 1956 the writer evelyn waugh bought a handsome house in the shadow of the quantock hills for £7,500. made of red sandstone, like the red ...

The "new" synodal "process" is under-thought and oversold

by now, you’ve probably heard that pope francis postponed the upcoming synod on synodality for a full year, from october 2022 to october 202...

Christopher Altieri

(Im)mortals and Misfits

old letters with used stamps are displayed at the van dieten postzegelveilingen in capelle aan den ijssel, netherlands, on 27 september, 200...

Stranger than fiction

the adventures of miss barbara pym by paula byrne £25, 704pp, william collins ________ towards the end of paula byrne’s biography of the nov...

Not Fabulous: Surrogacy Erases Women

huffpost called it “cheeky.” tan france’s viral announcement photo is nothing of the sort. it is, to use a current buzzword, "erasure." hold...

What Anti-Masker Hypocrisy Teaches

from talking to them, you'd think they were undoubtedly anti-maskers, anti-social distancers, and anti-vaxxers. you'd bet good money they'd ...

The Guardian Columnist Without Religion Knows What He's Missing

dogs roaming the street in cairo, 24 april  2020. (photo by mohamed el-shahed/afp via getty images) he felt an envy for religious peopl...

When Enough Is Enough

pope francis and cardinal becciu, undated file photo ©vatican media john allen is right. in his easter column at crux , he says the vatican ...

Christopher Altieri

Fish pies and potted shrimps: Balfour Easter weekends past and present

potted shrimps with toast and pickled cucumber b y kai chan vong / flickr cc by 2.0 the balfour go-to at eastertide is potted shrimps – with...