Colm Tóibín wants the Church to be beautiful and exotic. But she has to...
Last week I blogged about the curious distinction between spirituality and religion made by Clifford Longley on Thought for the Day. Today a friend has sent me a recent review by Colm Tóibín in the...
View ArticleDebate: Is modern church architecture always hideous?
The respected Vatican commentator Andrea Tornielli says a Vatican commission is being established to put a stop to “garage-style” churches. He writes: Too often architects, even the more famous ones,...
View Article‘Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty’: a biblical jolt to our superficial age
Yesterday Catholics were treated to the Poem of the Perfect Wife from the Book of Proverbs as a first reading at Sunday Mass. The version read was slightly edited, but you can find the complete version...
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