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Why Vatican II didn’t shake the Irish Church
February 04, 2016
Ireland and Vatican II Edited by Niall Coll Columba Press, £14.99 In his introduction, editor Niall Coll observes that “many Irish Catholics are only beginning to awaken” to the full significance of Vatican II. Reception of the Council’s teachings has, he suggests, been slow: perhaps because Irish Catholics “have never stood out traditionally in terms
A frustrating quest to find history’s first atheists
January 28, 2016
The nub of Tim Whitmarsh’s argument is that “disbelief in the supernatural is as old as the hills”. This, Whitmarsh suspects, may come as a surprise to the New Atheists and their theistic sparring partners since both camps tend to regard atheism as a “modern invention”. For some, it is to be lionised as a
Are Mormons and Catholics really ‘siblings’?
January 21, 2016
Catholic and Mormon: A Theological Conversation by Stephen H Webb and Alonzo L Gaskill OUP, £18.99 “We think that readers will be very surprised by how close Catholics and Mormons are on a number of the most basic theological topics.” So state Stephen Webb, a Catholic, and Alonzo Gaskill, a Mormon, close to the beginning
The scientist who took on the witch-hunters
January 21, 2016
The Astronomer and the Witch by Ulinka Rublack OUP, £20 The postal service between southern Germany and the Austrian town of Linz was on spectacularly bad form during the last quarter of 1615. It took three months for a very important letter to reach Johannes Kepler. When it finally arrived on December 29, the contents
Are Mormons and Catholics really ‘siblings’?
January 21, 2016
Superficial similarity may hide more fundamental disagreements
Christianity’s curious second thousand years
January 14, 2016
Catholic History for Today’s Church by John O’Malley SJ Rowman and Littlefield, £15.95 “No institution,” writes John O’Malley, “has had a richer or more complex history” than the Catholic Church. It can be unusually difficult for anyone, not least a Catholic, to write about that history. Continuity is all-important since the Church is there to
Did Kennedy betray Vietnam’s Catholic leader?
January 07, 2016
The Lost Mandate of Heaven by Geoffrey Shaw, Ignatius, £16.99 “The historical record places the responsibility for the fate of South Vietnam upon the shoulders of specific individuals, powerful men within the Kennedy administration who directly and intentionally abrogated America’s pledges to President Diem’s government.” Such is the scathing conclusion of Geoffrey Shaw’s new book.
A true priest amid the chaos of politics
January 07, 2016
Oscar Romero: Prophet of Hope by Roberto Morozzo Della Rocca, DLT, £10 Roberto Morozzo Della Rocca refers to a paradox associated with Blessed Oscar Romero: “Any action by Romero had strong political repercussions but that does not mean he intended to engage in politics.” Romero was, first and last, a priest even when he saw
Book review: A true priest amid the chaos of politics
January 07, 2016
Blessed Oscar Romero was no political activist. As his country fell into chaos he remained a priest first and last
The ‘motley crew’ who built up the Church
December 22, 2015
The Faith of the Early Church By Nicholas Gregoris, New Hope, £15 Do the Fathers of the Church really know best? That is the question Nicholas Gregoris asks at the outset of this passionate book. His answer is a resounding yes. The thinkers of the early Church were, for Gregoris, an impressive bunch and he
A Carthusian’s life is not an easy one
December 10, 2015
When Silence Speaks by Tim Peeters, DLT, £12.99 It might be imagined that the life of a Carthusian – dominated by silence and solitude and away from the cares of the world – is always one of peace and contentment. Assuredly, the rigours of the order can lead men to moments of extraordinary spiritual depth
Book review: The African woman who took on Rome
November 12, 2015
A translation of 'the first true biography of an African woman' challenges lazy assumptions about the continent's culture
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