Life

NatCon 2023 revealed a hunger for the real and a rejection of the illusory

i hadn’t realised until very recently how difficult it was to avoid stepping in time to the benny hill theme tune.  the task was thrust...

Katherine Bennett

Pope Benedict predicted gender ideology would be final rebellion against God

pope benedict xvi predicted that gender ideology would be the next great challenge to the church and the final rebellion against god, a us m...

Persecution of Catholic-owned Calvary Hospital is radical call to arms for Australian Catholics

last week, the australian capital territory’s overlords announced their plan to strip calvary hospital – an establishment of the sisters of ...

Bolivian bishop calls for 'optional' priestly celibacy following clerical pederasty scandal

a south american bishop has called for “optional celibacy” for priests in the wake of revelations that a gay jesuit missionary sexually abus...

It's a lonely world without God

pastoral care for loneliness:  a new apostolate matthew fforde gracewing, £9.99, 96 pages this book is the new english edition of matth...

Kate Calderwood

Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death and Marriage, by James Runcie

tell me good things:  on love, death and marriage  james runcie  bloomsbury, £12.99, 224 pages marilyn imrie died in august 2...

Margaret Nicholson

Jessica Powers: Habits of poetry and prayer

nick ripatrazone writes in his new book about jessica powers, an american nun and mystical catholic poet. ‘i should like to go to new york.”...

Nick Ripatrazone

Miracles might happen

hollywood continues to stereotype the church, says julia hamilton. miracle at manchester is a drama, based on a true story, of high-school s...

The architectural legacy of the 15th Duke of Norfolk and the Fitzalan-Howards

after the death of the apostate 11th duke of norfolk in 1815, the dukedom was inherited by his distant cousin, henry howard of glossop. the ...

New York Archdiocese investigating ‘God is trans’ exhibit at Catholic parish

the archdiocese of new york is investigating a catholic parish in manhattan for hosting an art exhibit called “god is trans: a queer spiritu...