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Christian democracy in Europe: An interview with Catholic historian Charles Coulombe

the state of democracy in europe is looking volatile, with lurches to the left and right going on all over the place and that are increasing...

The problems with Jacques Maritain's political philosophy

jacques maritain, the most famous thomist philosopher of his age, contributed to the drafting of the united nations declaration of human rig...

Anthony McCarthy

Home Secretary tells police that prayer near abortion clinics 'is not a crime'

home secretary suella braverman has announced that silent prayer near abortion facilities is not a crime in the uk. she has written to every...

One simple question

in the realm of science and faith, i don’t have that much in common with richard dawkins, but i do agree with him on one thing: namely, that...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

Chivalry isn't dead: Interview with a Lieutenant of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre

when godfrey of bouillon founded what would become the equestrian order of the holy sepulchre of jerusalem (eohsj) after the first crusade, ...

Let there be light!

the central fact of february, in this garden at least, is excitement. moments of almost warm light bring forth the smell of damp springy ear...

A new slant on timeless tales

greek myths: a new retelling charlotte higgins jonathan cape, £20, 336 pages ________ in ancient greek, mythos simply meant a traditional st...

Rod Dreher and The Christian Resistance Part 1.

rod dreher came to my home in normandy this summer in part to talk about the writing of his coming book.  we talked intensely long into...

View from the (journalistic) pew in Rome: Cardinal ‘Tucho’ Fernandez opens up on his doctrinal declarations

the vatican press conference to introduce  dignitas infinita  was that rare thing in the history of vatican press conferences – it...

Delia Buckley Gallagher

REVIEW – Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief, by Ronald Hutton

oliver cromwell: commander in chief ronald hutton yale university press, 480 pages, £25 do we need another biography of oliver cromwell? mor...