Columns

The Miracle Club: reviewed by Julia Hamilton

julia hamilton finds this film set in 1960s ireland baffling and dissatisfying. reconciliation is a tough gig, is the message of the miracle...
Julia Hamilton

The right not to say what you don’t believe

the supreme court’s ruling is pro-freedom of speech, not anti-gay. in late june, before adjourning until the next october term, the supreme ...
Ken Craycraft

Letter from the Editor: Concerns over Synod and Conclave

the next two years are going to be as important for the church as the years of vatican ii in the 1960s, during which time the catholic heral...
William Cash

Gender dysphoria is real. Being 'trans' is not

barbie  is one of the most perceptive depictions of female puberty that i have ever encountered. as a child in the girl power culture o...
Suzanne Topham

Top EU official challenges COVID worship ban in unprecedented religious freedom case

a top eu official and former special envoy for freedom of religion or belief has challenged the 2021 covid restrictions on public worship at...
Olenka Hamilton

This is not an adventure: Dial of Destiny reviewed by Julia Hamilton

julia hamilton finds dial of destiny just a bit dull. to use the word resurrect-ion to describe harrison ford’s appearance after such a long...
Julia Hamilton

The Catholic case for exploring the Deep

the bad news emerged on thursday. wreckage was found, two miles down in the atlantic ocean, close to the wreck of the titanic , which all bu...
Niall Gooch

Nuns give first interview, speak of 'pure joy' on discovering Sister Wilhelmina's 'incorrupt' remains

the sisters of the benedictines of mary, queen of apostles, have for the first time spoken publicly about discovering the "incorrupt" remain...
Olenka Hamilton

How tradition keeps the Church alive

the liturgy, the family, and the crisis of modernity: essays of a traditional catholic  joseph shaw  os justi press, £15.95, 294 p...
Fr Kevin Chalifoux

Henry III: A forgotten king

henry iii: reform, rebellion  and civil war 1258-1272 david carpenter  yale university press, £25, 576 pages henry iii (1207-1272)...
Alexander Faludy