Books
Movies, mothers, Camus – and other reasons to be Catholic
Peter Kreeft’s ‘Forty Reasons’ is a commendably concise apologetic
Jesus and the Pharisees: an extract from Ross Douthat’s ‘To Change the Church’
Jesus transcended ritualistic legalism – but not the Ten Commandments
How Pope Francis encouraged a generational battle
Ross Douthat’s book examines the deepest divisions in the Catholic Church
A Christmas book that’s just far too cynical
Judith Flanders presents some fascinating cultural insights, but is too keen to play down the spirituality of the season
Why you should keep holy water in your home
Holy water can incite piety, put to flight the Devil and even bring about bodily health.
St John Paul II was a sublime visionary, but had an Achilles heel
St John Paul II was a great theologian, but remarkably atonal in matters liturgical and artistic
Luther would be horrified by the world he forged
The brilliant German monk never intended to start his own Church
Vice on both sides of the thin blue line
An uncompromising new novel about corruption speaks loudly to a tense and divided America
The mystery of Wallace Stevens’ ‘deathbed conversion’ to Catholicism
A new book says the idea that Stevens became a Catholic would be hard to digest. But that misunderstands his poetry
The multi-millionaire pizza magnate who decided to give his life to the Church
An interview with Tom Monaghan’s biographer
