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March 10, 2024

EDITORIAL: Raves in the naves, the desecration of our medieval cathedrals

March 10, 2024

One of the most dispiriting reflections of the state of the Church of England has been the spectacle of ancient cathedrals hosting what critics call “raves in the nave” – silent discos. A recent event at Canterbury Cathedral was especially repugnant; people danced to the music of Eminem and the Spice Girls in the nave

Diary: Life as an Englishwoman in the bustle of Notre Dame

March 10, 2024

Here’s the scene: it’s the mid-19th century, the bleakest of bleak Indiana winters. A French priest, Father Edward Sorin, accompanied by seven brethren, is trekking along the path of the Wabash River. Eventually, their destination is reached. The property consists of a shed, a clapboard building and a log cabin. The ground is icy, the

Napoleon had a fractious relationship with the Church

March 10, 2024

In the Red Rooms of the Louvre in Paris – part of Napoleon III’s maniacal Second Empire regeneration of the city – hangs the gargantuan Coronation of Napoleon (1807) by Jacques-Louis David. It is surrounded by paintings that chart a century of idealism: martyred gavroches, discharged muskets and patriotic oaths. It all converges on the