Life

The son-in-law also rises

henry ‘chips’ channon: the diaries (volume 2): 1938-43 by chips channon edited by simon heffer hutchinson, £35, 1,120 pages ________ this do...

Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, former Anglican Bishop of Rochester, joins the Catholic Church

a high-profile anglican bishop has joined the catholic church in what has been described as “one of the most politically significant convers...

Diary: Art without God

i was going through some of my old portfolios the other day – i am a catholic-raised artist working somewhat incongruously in the atelier of...

How Dante shows up wokeness

the text came 45 minutes before year 1 started on 2 september. “just to let you know that sasha is now haruto (japanese name). we tried it o...

William, it was really something

oh william! by elizabeth strout viking penguin, £14.99, 256 pages ________ the best-known and certainly the most dramatic novel about a form...

Cressida Connolly

A readable yarn but none too credible

matrix by lauren groff  william heinemann, £16.99, 272 pages __________ the 12th-century poet we know as marie de france was, scholars ...

The Thin End of the Wedge

the spectre of so-called “assisted dying” is rearing its head again, as the british medical association controversially changes its stance t...

University reverses cancellation of chaplain who tweeted against abortion and assisted suicide

a university has performed a u-turn on its decision to “cancel” a catholic chaplain after he tweeted against abortion and assisted suicide. ...

Margaret of Castello – the unwanted saint

on sunday, a solemn mass of thanksgiving in the church of san domenico in castillo, italy—where margaret of castillo’s body lies incorrupt—p...

Benedict XVI: Legalization of same-sex marriage is ‘a distortion of conscience’

vatican city, sep 16, 2021 / 09:15 am pope emeritus benedict xvi has said that the legalization of same-sex marriage in many countries is “a...

Hannah Brockhaus