religious issues Mea Maxima Culpa: an exposé of an exposéSean Murphy | 02 April 2013 |tags: film reviews, media ethics, sexual abuseThe scandal of an abusive priest in Wisconsin was ghastly enough. But a powerful documentary misrepresents how the Catholic Church dealt with it.  What have those pesky Christians ever done for us?Peter Smith | 28 March 2013 |tags: Christianity, religion, scienceEaster is a good time to do a profit and loss statement on the creed which underpins Western culture.  Portrait of a forceful thinkerJorge Bergoglio | 15 March 2013 |tags: education, euthanasia, religion, same-sex marriageAlmost nothing by the new Pope is available in English -- apart from these snippets from his latest book.  Another man from a far countryMichael Cook | 14 March 2013 |tags: Francis, secular humanism, VaticanWill a Pope from Argentina be able to brake the increasing secularisation of life in the West?  Moving forward: what name will the next Pope choose?Michael Cook | 01 March 2013 |tags: Catholic Church, papacyThe odds on who will be elected are very long, but we have some good tips on what name he will choose.  Why I will miss Benedict XVIMonique David | 01 March 2013 |tags: abdications, Benedict XVI, Catholic ChurchWisdom, piety, humility, gentleness, intellectual rigour and faith in reason are all marks of this true German Shepherd.  Testimony to a great trustBenedict XVI | 28 February 2013 |tags: abdications, Benedict XVI, Catholic ChurchPope Benedict XVI’s final public address is a testament to Christian faith, hope and love - especially love, the keynote of his pontificate.  A pure, gem-like flameMichael Cook | 12 February 2013 |tags: abdicatiions, Benedict XVI, Catholic ChurchA good man, but a poor Pope? Think again.  Beyond the call of dutyAlex Perrottet | 12 February 2013 |tags: abdicatiions, Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVIYou won’t hear much praise of Pope Benedict XVI from the usual pundits, but what do they know?  Stepping downRobert A. Gahl, Jr | 12 February 2013 |tags: abdications, Benedict XVI, Catholic ChurchA Pope who surprised the world with his gentleness and intellectual clarity had one last surprise up his sleeve.  Shape or be shaped: Christians in an era of marriage declineCarolyn Moynihan | 06 February 2013 |tags: Christianity, divorce, Institute for American Values, young adultsThe religious lives of young people are being damaged by family breakdown, a new report shows. How will churches respond?  Bad ReligionPeter Smith | 23 January 2013 |tags: American exceptionalism, book reviews, religionHow America became a nation of heretics - along with nearly everywhere else.  UnapologeticFrancis Phillips | 02 November 2012 |tags: book reviews, ChristianityAn unblinking, honest appraisal of what it means to be a believing Christian by a major British writer.  Aggiornamento revisitedEdward Pentin | 30 October 2012 |tags: Catholic Church, Christianity, Vatican IIThe Second Vatican Council was a landmark event whose effects are still being felt in the Catholic Church.  “Soon our happy hearts will quiver”Michael Cook | 16 October 2012 |tags: bioethics, secularism, transhumanismAre bioethicists reviving mediaeval inquiries into how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?  Children made meHelen M. Alvaré | 30 August 2012 |tags: books, Catholic faith, Women Speak for ThemselvesA Catholic academic and feminist tells how she discovered the meaning of marriage and the joy of self-giving.  Sometimes the Russians are rightNeil Addison | 25 August 2012 |tags: Pussy Riot, Russia, toleranceWhat if Pussy Riot cavorted in a British church? Perhaps we would feel a bit different about their antics.  Works, not faithCarolyn Moynihan | 24 August 2012 |tags: Mitt Romney, Mormons, US presidential electionMitt Romney’s fitness for the presidency should be judged on his policies and record, not on his Mormon beliefs.  Is Romney right about culture?Robert R. Reilly | 06 August 2012 |tags: 2012 elections, Islam, Mitt RomneyThe presidential candidate has copped a lot of criticism for attributing Israeli prosperity to its culture. He's still right.  Murdered by the Mafia, honoured by the ChurchEdward Pentin | 13 July 2012 |tags: Catholic Church, Mafia, martyrsThe Vatican has announced that Don Pino Puglisi will be beatified as a martyr for the faith.  A Kulturkampf primerMichael Cook | 03 July 2012 |tags: Catholic Church, culture wars, history, KulturkampfThe best-known culture war was fought in 19th Century Germany, pitting Prussia's Iron Chancellor against the Catholic Church. The Iron Chancellor lost.  Sensing the sacredMargaret Somerville | 25 May 2012 |tags: religion, sacred, secularIs there a sense of the sacred that even the non-religious can share? Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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