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October 21, 2022

JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, is arguably the most read book in the world today. It is also a myth infused by the author’s deep Catholic understanding, imagination and faith. In this 22nd episode of the Merely Catholic, the podcast series for The Catholic Herald, Dr Gavin Ashenden talks to Tolkien aficionado Ferdie Rous,

Buffer zones for abortion clinics is an egregiously repressive measure

October 21, 2022

A serious and important measure was passed by the Commons amid the psychodrama of Liz Truss’s unravelling premiership. It was an amendment to the public order bill, which banned pro-life campaigners from assembling within 150 metres of an abortion clinic. It would threaten with a six month sentence not only those who harass those providing

Beware the Church of ‘perpetual initiatives, built on shifting sands’

October 21, 2022

Hugh Somerville Knapman OSB takes the long view of Vatican II As surely we all know by now, 11 October was the 60th anniversary of the opening of theSecond Vatican Council. In the context of the current synodal process through which theChurch is going, the anniversary has sparked renewed reflection and debate on thesignificance of

Irish sex education plan to push gender ideology in Catholic schools

October 21, 2022

The Irish Department of Education has just closed a consultation period for the revamping of its Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) curriculum for young teenagers in post-primary schools. The proposal which the minister for education has said will be compulsory for all schools, if retained in its current guise, will force Catholic schools to promote