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Melanie McDonagh

I’m turning to a mad ‘saint’ in my hour of need
January 14, 2016
My mother has been very ill – and still is – so the most natural thing to do is to badger God about it. So I do, and indeed I recruit as many people as I can to do it too. Some are better than others at it – though no one comes anywhere near
I’m turning to a mad ‘saint’ in my hour of need
January 14, 2016
King Henry VI may not be a canonised saint but the miracles attributed to his intercession are legion
Going on a diet for the New Year is un-Christian
December 22, 2015
Our Christian duty in January is clear, we must carry on celebrating
Dieting in January is un-Christian
December 22, 2015
Right in the middle of the Twelve Days of Christmas we get – well, the feast of Saints Melanie (sic) for one thing – but also New Year’s Day. It was a really big thing in the Middle Ages, the day when people exchanged presents, rather than Christmas Day. And funnily enough, even pre-1752, when the year
How to win the abortion battle
November 25, 2015
The campaign to “Repeal the 8th” – that is, the bit of the Irish constitution that explicitly gives protection to the unborn child – is well under way, long before the general election is announced in which the issue may well play a part. It’s already apparent that the coverage of the issue is going
How to win the abortion battle
November 25, 2015
The campaign to “Repeal the 8th” – that is, the bit of the Irish constitution that explicitly gives protection to the unborn child – is well under way, long before the general election is announced in which the issue may well play a part. It’s already apparent that the coverage of the issue is going
Christmas comes early as we celebrate the birth of St John
June 24, 2015
It is practically obligatory for Christians to take part in enthusiastic celebrations to mark the feast of St John the Baptist
Book review: Where Christianity still burns bright in Britain
April 23, 2015
A salutary study of the state of Christianity in the United Kingdom
Why are British Catholics so bad at celebrating the birth of St John the Baptist?
June 24, 2014
Riotous bonfires, a special mass and celebratory feasting should be at the heart of the 'Summer Christmas'
The Catholic Church was right not to join critics of Iain Duncan Smith’s benefit reforms
April 04, 2013
When Church leaders proclaim on matters of government policy they run the risk of coming unstuck
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