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March 14, 2023

Nélida Piñon 1937-2022: Brazilian writer of acclaim

March 14, 2023

While it might be said that Nélida Piñon was a Catholic writer, she was certainly not one set in the customary mould – or indeed in any mould at all. Certainly the faith of her Galician immigrant family influenced her work – many of her books were infused with themes of Christian mysticism and spirituality

The Walsingham Way

March 14, 2023

Joanna Bogle reflects on the spiritual potential of a new Camino route and its value to people today. People have walked to Walsingham for centuries. It is a stirring thought that in just over 30 years’ time – when today’s teenagers are middle-aged – the shrine will be a thousand years old. Pilgrims will be

Byrd’s secret music soars

March 14, 2023

Michael White on a clandestine retelling of William Byrd’s 16th-century Mass settings and a Buddhist interpretation of Bach’s Passions. We had reached the Agnus Dei when there was a pounding on the door. With frantic speed the candles were extinguished, we were told to crouch down, and we waited – holding our collective breath in

Biden calls bans on transgender treatments for children ‘close to sinful’

March 14, 2023

By Tyler Arnold for CNA President Joe Biden criticised Florida’s regulation of transgender medical care for children and ban on gender ideology in the classroom, calling the measures “close to sinful”. Biden said in an interview with Daily Show guest host Kal Penn: “What’s going on in Florida is, as my mother would say, close to sinful.