Culture

Muscular Christianity

eights week in oxford always heralds the approach of midsummer. the various college boats strive to outdo each other on the river, with triu...

Serenhedd James

Catholics and other Christians back under attack in Nigeria

nigeria has been rocked by yet more attacks against the country’s sizeable christian population. africa’s most populous country - split near...

Last Call to become a Herald Compostela pilgrim this Holy Jubilee Year

there are still a few places left for our mini-camino in late july in which patrons and readers can pack in all that is best about the famou...

Poland ‘pregnancy register’ highlights culture clash within EU

despite insistences from officials that it represents no such thing, the government of poland is currently facing a tremendous backlash agai...

An "outstanding" opera and some "memorable" interpretations of Bach

margaret attwood’s scary story of existence under a pernicious christian fundamentalist regime,  the handmaid’s tale , made grim readin...

Queen offers example of Christian vocation lived fully, says Bishop Davies

queen elizabeth ii has shown to the world how a christian vocation can be lived fully in public life, the bishop of shrewsbury has said. in ...

A bittersweet, brilliant memoir of loss and love

don’t put yourself on toast  freddy taylor short books, £12.99, 192 pages the finality of the hospital bed arriving home and the patien...

Olenka Hamilton

Awaiting the Supreme Court

it is a grim reminder of the situation in which the us supreme court finds itself that one of its members, judge samuel alito, has reportedl...

Gertrude Clarke

O brother, where art thou?

i like abel ferrara. this is a pedestrian way to start a review, but given how much the bronx-born director divides opinion, it is germane t...

Lifting the lid on the Jesuits

being a jesuit in renaissance italy camilla russell harvard university press, £39.95, 256 pages what makes this book so impressive is the qu...

Fr Michael Holman SJ