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Why I’m now convinced Shakespeare was a Catholic

December 02, 2022

To believe, or not to believe, asks Gavin Ashenden

Diary: A stroll around Glastonbury, vaccine concerns and a new admirer

August 01, 2021

Last week I joined a Glastonbury walking group under the thoughtful and intelligent guidance of warbling Guy Hayward, founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust. We began and ended in the spotless quietude of St Margaret’s Chapel by the Magdalene alms houses. Beautiful countryside, good company and fine vistas, but the trip has inspired me to

We’ll never know if Shakespeare was Catholic. But his plays express great Christian truths

April 21, 2016

On the 400th anniversary of his death, we should celebrate the Christian understanding of our national poet

Vestments woven by Catholic recusant to go on display for first time in 300 years

September 17, 2015

The vestments created by Helena Wintour will be on display from October

How much did the Jesuits influence Shakespeare?

December 03, 2014

The Society of Jesus had a huge influence on European drama at the time

Why is Shakespeare so mysterious? Because he was a Catholic in an age of vicious persecution

April 23, 2014

Generations of Englishmen have ignored or smothered the Bard’s 'treacherous' popery

Christianity, like Shakespeare, never goes out of date

November 02, 2012

Unlike the pseudo-scripture of our age, the texts are timeless

Smacking laws are unworkable products of Left-wing middle class diktat

February 06, 2012

Smacking is not abuse and parents should not be penalised for it

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