Life

Catholic treasures at Sotheby’s

arabella illingworth reflects on the latest spetchley park sale. there is always something rather sad about the dispersal of the contents of...
Arabella Illingworth

The Sixteen's Harry Christophers on Lent, lyrics, and life

on a perishingly cold day i find myself talking with harry christophers, the world-acclaimed conductor and director of the sixteen, about le...
Serenhedd James

A History of Delusions, by Victoria Shepherd

a history of delusions: the glass king, a substitute husband and a walking corpse victoria shepherd oneworld, £16.99, 352 pages where do del...
Philip Sidney

Fr Konstantin Budkiewicz and why the Blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church

andrzej piotrowski reflects on fr konstantin budkiewicz, 100 years after his murder. with his balding pate, pince-nez spectacles and boy-lik...
Andrzej Piotrowski

Ron DeSantis: the Catholic rival feared by Trump

the race to become the republican challenger to joe biden in next year’s presidential election has suddenly started to heat up. republican p...
Nicholas Wapshott

Netflix's 'Human Playground' reminds us that play is fundamental to our existence

a bull has the ability to charge at you at up to 35mph. there are 10 40  possible moves in chess. if a cue ball hits half of the intend...
Karl Gustel Warnberg

Housekeeper’s husband officially charged in murder of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell

carlos medina, the suspect in the murder of los angeles auxiliary bishop david o’connell, was arraigned in state court wednesday and formall...
Joe Bukuras

Roald Dahl rewrites: will the Bible be next?

i made the mistake over christmas of letting my kids watch home alone and they have since been rounded up and placed into a young offender’s...
Katherine Bennett

Judge dismisses 'thought crime' case against duo who prayed outside abortion clinic

a judge in birmingham has acquitted a catholic priest and a pregnancy counsellor of so-called “thought crimes” after police charged the pair...
Simon Caldwell

Irish teacher's religious objection to gender affirmation backed by the science

enoch burke was originally suspended from his role as a secondary school teacher at wilson’s hospital school in ireland for refusing to reco...
Dualta Roughneen