Culture

The great miscalculation of the 'President of the Rich'

when president emmanuel macron dissolved parliament on june 9 2024 and sent the french to the polls in a snap election he said it was in sea...
Gavin Mortimer

The eternal tourist trap

as a young augustinian monk on his first trip abroad, martin luther was clearly disappointed by rome, remarking that “if there is a hell the...
Loyd Grossman

Tony Harding: Reaping the wisdom of nearly 70 years of priesthood

to bath on a sunday evening, to ja hansom’s magnificent church of st john the evangelist, just around the corner from the station on south p...
Serenhedd James

Pro-life group criticizes Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

a pro-life group in france has denounced president emmanuel macron’s call to add abortion to the eu charter of fundamental rights. “advocati...
Courtney Mares

Feast and fast: Delicious autumnal treats with ham and cabbage

sam marsden finds some delicious things that can be done with a slice of ham and the humble cabbage. in the supermarket chiller cabinet, adj...
Sam Marsden

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

Human history is defined by the clash between good and evil, not 'right' and 'left'

it is a truth universally acknowledged that people may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. if that wasn...
Katherine Bennett

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...
charlie-hart

Three million 'test tube' embryos destroyed in UK since 1991, government figures reveal

more than three million human embryos have been created and destroyed by scientists in the uk the last 30 years, government figures have rev...
Simon Caldwell

Making it admirable once again to be a priest with St John Vianney

the blair government of 1997-2010 made education, education and education the top three priorities for a country leaping into the new millen...
Katherine Bennett