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The spiritual makings of a leader: ‘masterful’ new Ronald Reagan biography

April 01, 2024

The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink William Inboden Dutton, £31.99, 622 pages On a visit years back to the Ronald Reagan Library in California, thanks to the entrée of a friend who worked there, I had access to some of the archives usually closed to visitors. He showed

How the stories circulating about St John Paul II are baseless speculation

May 22, 2023

Since March, Poland has witnessed an unprecedented attack on the reputation of St John Paul II. Up to that point, the Polish pope had enjoyed fairly widespread respect in his homeland, and even the critical liberal media had not been openly hostile to him. The climax of the attack came on March 8, with a

Discerning the work of the Spirit

December 02, 2022

Two pontificates. Two very different synodal visions. Which is correct?

McCarrick Report: All things visible (and invisible)

November 12, 2020

After thirty years of such reports, the idea that the Church has any credibility left to protect is absurd.

How influential is Poland’s Catholic Church?

December 14, 2017

Western media paints Poland as a hotbed of extreme nationalism. The truth is far more complicated

St John Paul II: 10 inspirational quotes

October 25, 2017

A selection of memorable quotations by the Polish pope

Can the Church ever bless the death penalty?

May 25, 2017

The Church was a leading force in the abolition of capital punishment, but some Catholics are endorsing it again

It’s 1978 all over again

May 04, 2017

Time magazine reporting of 1978 now looks both quaint and prescient. Then, as now, everything hangs on the choice of the next pope

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