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Reading a good book helps us read ourselves
(4 minutes) Ryan Service helps us unpack a new document, surprisingly by a pope, which encourages reading not just the Word of God but also the profane word of secular literature.
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We must learn from Frankenstein’s monster
(8 minutes) We need the humanities more than ever in the 21st century, believes Mary Ann MacDonald.
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“I challenge you to soften the ground of your heart and to love well and deeply…”
(3 minute read) Nicole Law outlines a new - and better - way of living.
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Editorial: Life in miniature
(2 minute read) Small is beautiful, thinks Tascha Von Uexkull, at least as far as books are concerned.
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Seasons in the sun
(3 minute read) Mother Nature is life’s ultimate teacher, says Nicole Law.
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No knights of faith, perhaps, but heroes of mine
(4 minute read) Joe Borg finds inspiration in some of the human weaknesses of priests in literature.
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When society comes apart at the seams
(10 minute read) James Bradshaw finds the predictions of an American academic eerily accurate, but discovers in them ideas for a better future.
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Editorial: Carpe Diem!
(1 minute read) We need to squeeze the full juice out of every moment life offers us, argues Ronnie Convery.
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Home sweet home?
(5 minute read) A loving refuge, a frightening prison, a symbol of exclusion … A house can be any of these, Maddy Fry considers.
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Orwell on Religion
(8 minute read) James Bradshaw examines the great writer’s love-hate relationship with faith.
