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March 19, 2024
Despite the resulting popular legend, Protestant reform in Great Britain did not consign Catholicism to historical oblivion; for too long, by general consent, the study of Catholicism in Britain operated in a silo. The dominant version of history held that Catholics disappeared at the Reformation – apart from the odd execution for treason – before
December 01, 2023
Shane McGowan, the frontman of the Pogues, gives an account of his Irish Catholic roots and faith before the release of his new album
March 30, 2017
Irish society needs to look truthfully at the past it seems determined to bury. I am hopeful, but not especially optimistic for change in my lifetime
March 30, 2017
The Irish Church has lost its fervour, yet retains its fierce independence. But without outside intervention, it will continue to flounder
June 04, 2015
The Irish Catholicism that used to define so many English cities now seems as remote as Newman and Manning
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