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dr gavin ashenden talks to the journalist simon caldwell about his debut novel, the beast of bethulia park, in this 21st episode of merely c...

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in this month’s issue, we publish our first survey of all independent catholic schools in great britain. the survey shows the diversity and ...

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the magnitude of queen elizabeth ii’s service to the united kingdom, the commonwealth and the world remains both incalculable and indescriba...

John Studzinski

our tabard inn was la rosa negra café. not exactly a 14th-century inn on the thames in southwark, but a neighbourhood bar in vigo serving al...

William Cash

a stern-faced, dark-haired priest wielding an out-stretched crucifix spanned the front cover of the feb-ruary 11, 1974 issue of newsweek. in...

Nick Ripatrazone

douglas urbanski knows what a good film looks like, because he’s made lots of them: tinker, tailor, soldier, spy; darkest hour;the social ne...

Gertrude Clarke

an wilson’s confessions is subtitled “a life of failed promises”, which is a little harsh for one of the most consistently lively and entert...

Melanie McDonagh

this year marked the 40th anniversary of my appointment as a herald, one of the human playing-cards who turn out in colourful costumes to le...

John Martin Robinson

that the composer francis poulenc was devoutly catholic is signalled by his output of choral works so fervent they force you to your knees: ...

Michael White

patrick deneen professor and author patrick deneen, 58, is professor of political science at the university of notre dame, where he has taug...

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