Joanna Bogle

Job: journalist and author, so somewhat cynical about the Internet which threatens the culture of writing on which my living is based. Husband Jamie and I live cheerily among lots of books and no TV in an overcrowded home. I hurry about by bicycle and probably annoy people. I’m currently studying for a BA (Divinity) at Maryvale Institute, and loving it. I loathe instant coffee,extreme feminism, narrow-mindedness, bigotry, cold pasta, “inclusive language” and stewed tea. Am happy attending a Mass in the Ordinary Form, love good hymns. I like dropping in to Westminster Cathedral for weekday Mass, especially the glorious sung Mass at 5.30pm, which makes me glad to be a Londoner. Am extremely fond of my nephews, nieces, great-nephew, great-niece, and godchildren and I also like buttered toast, sticky chocolate cake, rain,old-fashioned detective stories, Pope Benedict XV1, Pope John Paul II, making jam, winter teatimes, sleeping out of doors on warm summer nights, Christmas, Pimms,ginger wine, and making patchwork quilts.

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She served her country well

9 Apr 2013 |

tags: Margaret Thatcher, obituaries, UK

Courage, kindness and conviction were the hallmarks of the Margaret Thatcher I knew.





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Yes, Boris, it’s you

31 Jul 2012 |

tags: Britain, Olympics, politics

If these the times, then this must be the man, what?





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Brits at their best

5 Jun 2012 |

tags: Britain, Queen Elizabeth II

A bit of rain could not dampen the cheerful spirit prevailing at Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on Sunday.





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Whatever happened to British common sense?

15 Mar 2012 |

tags: Britain, religious freedom

The Tory-led government is taking sides against Christians who want wear a small cross at work.





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Oh, Britannia!

7 Feb 2012 |

tags: Britain, Queen Elizabeth II

It's not her fault but six decades on, Queen Elizabeth rules a wave of social disintegration.





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Just don’t smash it, Dave

20 Dec 2011 |

tags: Christmas, David Cameron, UK

The British PM defends Christianity but it's deeds that matter in the end, not words.





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Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

1 Dec 2011 |

tags: cyberbullying, internet, media ethics

In the age of the Internet there is only one way to get rid of tabloid tactics.





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Fatherless youths run riot

12 Aug 2011 |

tags: British riots, family breakdown, youth

Will the mayhem in British cities this week finally convince doubters that family structure matters?





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A perfect gentleman

12 Jul 2011 |

tags: European identity, obituaries, Otto von Habsburg

Otto von Habsburg, son of Austria’s last emperor and champion of European unity, has died.





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There are perks to being middle-aged

9 May 2011 |

tags: ageing, personal testimony, women

Like sitting quietly in a pub, reading and eating fish-and-chips.





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