Culture

Bach's divine gift brought to life

the great passion by james runcie bloomsbury, £16.99, 272 pages this sublime novel about the domestic and spiritual genesis behind johann se...

The less dangerous US Supreme Court

in federalist paper number 78, alexander hamilton famously contended that the judiciary would be “the least dangerous” of the three branches...

Leaving space for the music

imagining the end of time is never a productive exercise but a temptation that attracts us all – including young composers like the noted to...

The Assumption and the Bible

in the middle of this month we will celebrate the solemnity of the assumption of the blessed virgin mary. the belief that our lady’s body wa...

Rev Dr Richard J Ounsworth

Feeding the nation sustainably

as preparations are made to return to school i begin to think of winter stews with barley and log fires, crisp mornings, hot chocolate and a...

The touching absurdity of beliefs

accidental gods: on men unwittingly turned divine anna della subin granta, £20, 462 pages in rudyard kipling’s short story the man who would...

Alexander Larman

Erdő vs. Tagle: the battle to be the next Pope

as speculation grows about the potential resignation of pope francis, whoever the next pope is will say a great deal about the direction of ...

Immigration cannot save Catholic Church in the West

the catholic church in the anglosphere and western europe is in no small part today being propped up by immigration, but this is not a long-...

The Catholic Herald

Police admit detention of grandmother for praying was wrong

a grandmother has successfully challenged a penalty given to her while out walking and silently praying near an abortion facility. a police ...

Penny Mordaunt, the authoritarian, anti-life candidate

watching boris johnson flounder in the twilight of his premiership one couldn’t help but feel that the outgoing prime minister had somehow, ...