SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
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A printer’s tale
April 29, 2022
Robert Temple
William Caxton’s original edition of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales was richly illustrated with woodcuts, now freshly revealed, says Robert Temple
Abuse report: Cardinal Nichols and Holy See ‘failed to support victims’
November 10, 2020
Staff Reporter
The report claimed that the cardinal failed to change the Church's culture
The secrets of Oxburgh Hall: New finds at a house that kept the faith
September 04, 2020
Constance Watson
2,000 artefacts shed light on the devotion of a recusant household
Notre-Dame’s rebuilding: The battle over the future of the cathedral
August 06, 2020
Agnès Poirier
After fifteen months of suspense during which designers from around the world have come up with the most audacious if not totally bizarre designs for Notre-Dame’s new spire and roof, we finally have a verdict. President Macron and the panel of experts presiding over the fate of the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral, which narrowly survived last
The road to Canterbury: Why St Thomas Becket still fascinates 850 years after his murder
July 07, 2020
William Cash
This July was meant to have seen the return to Canterbury of a major relic: the blood-splattered tunicle (shirt) reputedly worn by Archbishop Thomas Becket at his murder. It would have been a fitting way to mark the 800th anniversary of the “Translation” of Becket’s bones from the crypt to a magnificent shrine in the
History on fast forward: Why the China-US power struggle will reshape the world
June 12, 2020
Aris Roussinos
While the coronavirus has put our lives, as individuals and families, on hold, it is acting as an acc­elerant in global politics. Trends that would have taken decades to play out will now take months, as the virus courses through the veins of the world system searching out morbidities to latch onto and amplify. Like
Why does God allow disasters? The astonishing reason is love
April 09, 2020
Peter Kreeft
Disasters like the current global pandemic invite us to ask two questions about the relation between our faith and our disaster. First, what, as a matter of historical fact, happens to faith when disaster hits? And second, what is the logical or theological relation between disasters and the tenets of our faith, especially the dogma
Saints and the plague: two heroes of a past pandemic
April 02, 2020
John Morrill
All suspected sufferers confined to their homes with guards outside; those seriously ill taken to special isolation units (pest-houses); schools, theatres, and fencing and dancing lessons (and for that matter bear-baiting) banned; movement outside the home severely limited and guards on the roads out of/into London; special taxes raised to help all those who were
Making the most of isolation: How to find spiritual purpose – and structure
March 26, 2020
Fr Matthew Pittam
Over the next few weeks, and very possibly months, we will have to get used to a new way of living. So how do we adjust to a Church without public Masses? How can we help the most vulnerable? And might there be opportunities to live better lives than we did before? This week, six
Making the most of isolation: How to find a hobby you love
March 26, 2020
Charlotte Runcie
Over the next few weeks, and very possibly months, we will have to get used to a new way of living. So how do we adjust to a Church without public Masses? How can we help the most vulnerable? And might there be opportunities to live better lives than we did before? This week, six
Making the most of isolation: Works of Mercy in an age of social distancing
March 26, 2020
Eve Tushnet
Over the next few weeks, and very possibly months, we will have to get used to a new way of living. So how do we adjust to a Church without public Masses? How can we help the most vulnerable? And might there be opportunities to live better lives than we did before? This week, six
Making the most of isolation: Family life is hard – so lower your expectations
March 26, 2020
Sofía Abasolo
Over the next few weeks, and very possibly months, we will have to get used to a new way of living. So how do we adjust to a Church without public Masses? How can we help the most vulnerable? And might there be opportunities to live better lives than we did before? This week, six
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