IT WAS on the day of Churchill’s funeral in January 1965 that I escaped from the cold into a café in Paddington to warm up over a coffee: the sort that we’d now call a cappuccino. At that time it was known as an espresso, and was invariably served in a Pyrex cup and saucer. As […]
The Stations of the Cross, which form the core of my book Sounding the Seasons, are intended to be read on Good Friday. We will read the 13th and 14th tomorrow on Holy Saturday and then on Easter Morning we will have the 15th’ resurrection’ station and also a new villanelle that I have written for […]
THIS week travellers passing through King’s Cross, one of the largest train stations in the country, were treated to a display on the information board headed: ‘Hadith of the Day’. It read: ‘The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: All the sons of Adam are sinners but the best of the sinners are those who repent often.’ […]
By the time the evening ends — or when the vote count finishes — Donald Trump should have enough delegates to win the GOP presidential nomination on the first ballot. There may not be a lot of suspense in the race any longer, since Nikki Haley suspended the last campaign competing against the former president […]
From its birth, the Church worked to overthrow tyrannies and establish societies of justice. But it did this in a manner unlike any other revolutionary movement. It did not attempt to defeat tyranny at its own game, becoming the biggest and baddest social power around: another political force or ideological faction raising armies and winning […]
Maybe the northern border could use some razor wire. While we have been distracted by the Biden border crisis along the southern border, illegal immigrants are crossing the northern border at a record pace. Officials are asking the public to say something if they see something suspicious. By that they mean file a report. Chief […]
The Cross of Jesus teaches us the undying love of God and this is what gives us comfort. The Cross of Jesus must be our joy, peace, and grace. The Cross is good because it is an abundant source of all kinds of delight and consolation. It brings joy, peace, and grace to the soul.” […]
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