Life

Dis-united States: Supreme Court abortion ruling splits Catholics and country

the decision by the us supreme court to rule there is no constitutional right to abortion, turning the decision over to the country’s 50 sta...

War On Ukraine: A Coordinated Catholic Approach

by michael j.l. la civita                   &...

Michael J. La Civita

Family seeks sainthood for London Bridge terror attack 'skateboard hero'

the family of the “skateboard hero” of the june 2017 london bridge terrorist attacks have launched a campaign for him to be recognised as a ...

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

Austen’s extended family affairs

godmersham park  gill hornby cornerstone, £14.99, 416 pages all the sins of empire are being remembered nowadays, heroes judged and fou...

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

Why the overturning of Roe v Wade could reopen the abortion debate in Ireland

the first paragraph of the leaked draft of the supreme court decision to overturn  roe v wade  states:  abortion presents a p...

Dualta Roughneen

New South Wales becomes final Australian state to legalise euthanasia

new south wales has become the sixth and final australian state to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. its legislation forces health c...

Light a candle for St Benet’s Hall

once gone, st benet's hall will be impossible to replace , writes alumnus damian collins mp like all current and former students of st benet...