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March 07, 2024
The more that modern society tries to proscribe femininity, the more that many females – especially younger generations – appear unhappy. Might there be a link?(!) Last week, there were two stories in relation to this that caught my attention. We had Dame Jenni Murray urging us to ban girls from wearing skirts at school, supposedly for
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
July 26, 2023
Antonia Fraser on how the strong female characters and implicit romance in the Book of Ruth had a profound effect on her own development My introduction to the Bible was strictly commercial. Our family – we were then four and became eight – were told that we had to learn a verse of the Bible
April 01, 2023
John Barton speaks out for an undervalued and little-read wisdom book of the Old Testament.
January 03, 2023
The Book of Jonah contains great treasures, says Fr Nicholas King SJ
October 01, 2022
The late Roberto Calasso may have been train-ed more for the studia humanitatis than for God’s kingdom, but the prodigious Florentine author spent a lifetime procuring marvels new and old from the treasure-house of literature
May 06, 2021
The Institute of Theology and Liberal Arts at St Mary’s University in Twickenham (England) has announced the subject of this year’s third annual essay writing contest. The competition invites Year 12 students in English and Welsh schools to prepare an essay on the topic: “The Bible is the supreme authority for Christians.” Now in its
October 25, 2017
A selection of memorable quotations by the Polish pope
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