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The wonder of a world beyond our grasp
(6 minutes) The ever-stimulating Catalan professor Jaime Nubiola explores culture, friendship, art and technology, and discovers that the truly philosophical attitude is to rejoice that reality always exceeds our understanding and can be seen from so many different points of view.
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Finding festival: a man who experienced Easter joy every day
(7 minutes) Ben Cribbin discovers happiness, springtime and commitment in the diaries of Brother Roger of Taizé.
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The opposite of toxic masculinity is…
(9 minutes) Elizabeth Oldfield is grateful for the true manhood of some knights in blue boiler suits.
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Between the Cross and the chromosomes: locating the line in biomedical ethics
(10 minutes) Bernadette Rose considers the relationship between biomedical ethical codes and Christian morality.
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“The wealth of Africa is in its people”
(9 minutes) Despite rampant corruption led by the country’s governing class, Arinze Nwokolo is still optimistic about the future of Nigeria.
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Let women be what they are
(7 minutes) It’s time to let women develop their real gifts and not force them into following false models, says Marystella Ramirez Guerra.
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The joke’s on us: why comedy is not always a laughing matter
(6 minutes) In this reflection for Lent and Ramadan, Toby Lees argues we need less cynicism and more contemplation.
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The price of success: rethinking South Korea’s celebrity culture
(5 minutes) After a spate of celebrity suicides, Hanseul Lee thinks it’s time for South Koreans to stop idolising, and then demonising, their K-pop and cinema stars.
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Religious freedom, a risk we must take
(6 minutes) Joshua Gilbert is alarmed by the growth of religious nationalism in the United States.
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The right to education – but for who?
(6 minutes) Education must truly be open to all, argues Julia Wdowin, and not just a way for the favoured to maintain their privileges.
