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Europe, stop betraying yourself
(3 minute read) Joe Borg argues that solidarity is a Christian-inspired value which is fundamental to the European Union. Yet in their treatment of migrants some countries are invoking Christianity to betray this value.
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Let us tune in …
(7 minute read) Richard Bauckham speculates on the advantages of anonymity, the ‘big questions of life’, and the lessons to be learned from streaming religious services.
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Why video didn’t kill the radio star in the Bel Paese
(6 minute read) Luca La Monica switches on the radio to chronicle changes in Italy’s relationship with the sacred and the profane.
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Easter hope in a time of pandemic
(5 minute read) In his latest reflection on self-isolation, Richard Bauckham argues that we must dig deeper to discover the true nature of hope in the midst of this pandemic.
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When is a painting not just a painting?
(4 minute read) Luca La Monica goes behind the masterpiece by Raphael, ‘School of Athens’, and discovers a recipe for a new way of living.
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Illuminating the “Dark” Ages
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones reveals that the Middle Ages were not as dark as is often claimed and finds that women played a surprisingly powerful role in society.
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Asking the wrong question: how we are putting the Amazon and the world at risk
(11 minute read) The future of the Amazon raises fundamental ethical and spiritual questions which we should all consider, even - perhaps especially - in the West, Joseph Evans argues.
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A man of surprises: Pope Francis seven years on
(5 minute read) Ronnie Convery remembers the election of Pope Francis and considers what that dramatic evening has to teach us about his whole papacy.
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An atlas of agony: the persecution of minorities today
In the western world we take for granted the freedom to practise - or to refuse to practise - religious belief. But as Benedict Rogers explains, in many parts of the planet, such freedom cannot be taken for granted.
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Away in a Hollywood Manger
Faith and film go together like … well, oil and water. They tend to sit one on top of the other, never really successfully merging. Ronnie Convery asks whether movies are the right medium for mystery.
