Education

Antonia Fraser: how the Book of Ruth shaped me

antonia fraser on how the strong female characters and implicit romance in the book of ruth had a profound effect on her own development my ...

Kerry Robinson new CEO at Catholic Charities USA

new york – kerry alys robinson, a veteran in catholic nonprofit leadership, was announced july 25 as the next catholic charities usa preside...

Eric Rohmer's edifying classics of the cinema

eric rohmer’s late films are charming and theologically rich, says andrew petiprin. eric rohmer has long been a darling of european arthouse...

Andrew Petiprin

Lessons from an unusual school

goodbye, dr banda alexander chula polygon/birlinn, £17.99, 320 pages reading goodbye, dr banda is an initiation into an antique rite. alexan...

The unintelligibility of American patriotism

the us devotion to the peoples’ ‘unalienable rights’ is a logical fallacy. in the calendar of american civil religion, july 4 is a solemnity...

The joys of conviviality

mark the calendar: i have been to cambridge, having taken up a kind invitation from piers brendon, one of our reviewers, to have lunch with ...

Serenhedd James

Letter from the Editor: July 2023

one of my favourite articles in this issue, with its irish cover, is stephen de la bédoyère’s elegiac account of growing up when his father,...

Diary: by Gavin Plumley

william byrd died 400 years ago this month. various commemorative events and services are accordingly taking place, including in lincoln, th...

It's time to teach the young that babies are a blessing and not a curse

i’ve just returned from my sons’ sports day. it was hot, there wasn’t much shade, and he didn’t win. good job it’s all about the taking part...

Katherine Bennett

The dangers of worshipping the 'Pride' flag

outside sporting occasions, the sudden emergence of flags is seldom a good sign. it’s usually an early warning sign of a power grab. it spel...