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A history of cold stones and warm breath
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst finds ecclesiastical magnificence on a main road in Manchester.
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The persecution of Christians: how our silence leads to violence
(3 minute read) John Pontifex says it's time to break the silence about Christians being killed for their faith in the contemporary world.
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A penitential pilgrimage
(7 minute read) Mike Lewis learns from Pope Francis' recent trip to Canada that the courage to say sorry is often the way to a better future.
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The reluctant pilgrim
(4 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst goes kicking and screaming to the shrine of a saint who dared to challenge the political establishment of his time.
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It’s time to talk: the urgency of inter-religious dialogue
(10 minute read) Joseph Evans says different religions need to engage in hard talking and hard loving for the whole world’s good.
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Tested in fire: the positive side of suffering
(3 minute read) Some words heard at church led Nicole Law to consider how suffering can be a good teacher.
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Waking up to creation’s cry
(4 minute read) Clare Campbell offers a myriad of practical ideas for turning a papal document into a plan for action to save the world.
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A masterpiece or mishap? A church which reignites the debate over 60s architecture
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst visits a Manchester church and discovers a powerful monument to God and modernity.
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Orwell on Religion
(8 minute read) James Bradshaw examines the great writer’s love-hate relationship with faith.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Catholic Church
(3 minute read) What can such an ‘old-fashioned’ religious institution say about this most modern of technological revolutions? asks Aaron Humphriss. A lot, he says, and it’s worth listening to.
