Catholic Church
Gays for God
Conservative homosexual Christians want something more radical than marriage
Doing the wrong thing
Like The Revenant and The Big Short, Spotlight is yet another Oscar contender ‘based on true events’ — although it…
Low life
Roy was a superb mechanic, a methodical master of his trade. For an hour I respectfully watched him work to…
From Celtic tiger to pussycat
A gentle spirit has survived Ireland’s many changes
Pope vs church
Francis’s haphazard reforms risk sparking a Catholic civil war
Colm Tóibín on priests, loss and the half-said thing
Jenny McCartney talks to unstoppable literary force Colm Tóibín about loss, priests and half-said things
Oh God, don’t let the Pope be a climate fanatic
In his latest encyclical Pope Francis will apparently describe global warming as a ‘major threat to life on the planet’.…
The joy of six
Why I’m glad to have five children, with a sixth on the way
Sistema’s secrets
An explosive new book uncovers abuse at the heart of one of classical music’s most revered institutions. Damian Thompson investigates
The Catholic civil war
Uncertainty over how much reform Pope Francis wants is splitting his church into factions
Letters
Faith and flexibility Sir: What a contrast in your two articles on religion last week: one liberal atheist parent (Claire…
Mother courage
Philomena is based on the true story of an Irish woman searching for the son stolen from her by the…
Real life
‘Excuse me. I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation and I have to tell you, as a Catholic, I’m offended.’ The…
Theological warfare
How many battles have been fought over sacred music throughout history? The noise you make when you worship is a…
My companion for life
There are books we read for pleasure and there are books we are paid to review. However enjoyable the books…
