SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
November 30, 2021
On Pilgrimage with Michael Nazir-Ali
November 30, 2021
Where would you go? I opted for the Catacombs since, despite many trips to Rome, I’ve never visited them. They are where many martyrs were buried during the great persecutions to keep them safe from desecration. But they also became early places of Christian worship, particularly the Eucharist which was celebrated around the tombs of
An Abbot’s Notebook
November 30, 2021
Abbot Hugh Allan on the enduring appeal of the Norbertines as the Order turns 900
Diary: Memories of Christmas down the years and across the seas
November 30, 2021
It was when I first saw Uncle John Harman’s black trousers protruding under Father Christmas’s scarlet robe that my world changed. Up till then I had taken it for granted that grown-ups did not tell lies. Those stories of Father Christmas coming down the chimney, of Father Christmas reading my carefully written yet impassioned pleas
Celebrating the total victory of life even as we struggle
November 30, 2021
As attacks on society’s most vulnerable proliferate, Christmas lets us glimpse the value and meaning of every human life
The joy of unexpected things
November 30, 2021
Why we should always believe in the mystery of Christmas
Contemplating death at Christmas
November 30, 2021
Coronavirus has made us all more aware of our mortality – and that’s a good thing
The father we need
November 30, 2021
As a model for the modern father, we should cherish Saint Joseph’s presence in society. By Piers Paul Read
Stop the horror of persecution
November 30, 2021
John Pontifex on the Red Wednesday campaign calling on the UK government and UN to take action to end sexual violence against Christian women
Christmas presence
November 30, 2021
Can we look forward to a better feast this year?
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