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February 20, 2024

Enlightenment pragmaticism versus sacred revolt

February 20, 2024

To rave in the nave or not to rave in the nave? The disturbances about what should or should not happen in a cathedral have divided Christian opinion in the UK. This is perhaps partly because the differences between the Protestant and the Catholic minds run deep. It’s not driven only by differences in the

Pugin’s legacy assaulted and recovered: the story of St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham

February 20, 2024

Augustus Welby Northbourne Pugin (1812-52) was received into the Church in Salisbury in 1835. The next year he published his Contrasts, in which he argued for the revival of Gothic architecture and also “a return to the faith and social structure of the Middle Ages”. John Talbot, the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, was born in

Despite postponement, Canadian government ‘fully committed’ to expanding assisted suicide, warn country’s bishops

February 20, 2024

NEW YORK – The Canadian government remains just as committed to its drive to expand assisted suicide despite a decision to postpone expanding current euthanasia policy to include people suffering solely from mental illness, the country’s bishops have warned. As a result, the postponement doesn’t represent “good news”, with the bishops citing the government’s unwavering

Yoga: What’s the problem with a bit of Downward Dog?

February 20, 2024

During the mid-2000s, there was a brief publishing trend for feel-good novels with folksy titles: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. They’d pop up as recommendations on Richard and Judy’s Book Club and turn the authors into overnight best-sellers. I’m late to the party, but I do think

As Irish referendum on ‘woman in home’ clause approaches, poll shows majority of mothers prefer home

February 20, 2024

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – More than two-thirds of mothers with school-age children in the Republic of Ireland would prefer to stay at home to look after their children rather than go out to work if they could afford it, according to a new poll. The survey by Amarach Research was commissioned by The Iona Institute,

Those who suffer in the cause of ‘righteousness’: Alexei Navalny’s Christian conversion

February 20, 2024

The unexpected death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in mysterious circumstances at a Russian penal colony has drawn comment from around the world, especially about his mistreatment by the Russian State and Vladimir Putin. What is often left out in such commentary, certainly by mainstream media, is the role that faith played for Navalny in