Some months ago my wife and I stood in the square facing the dome and western facade of St Mark rsquo s Basilica in Venice We marveled at the intriguing blend of Eastern and Western architecture before us We later visited the chapel in the crypt where the body of St Mark had lain for several ce

Patrick Taylor's 'An Irish Country Christmas,' reviewed

Richard Swinburne is a British philosopher who has specialized in defending theism and Christian truth claims Appealing to common human experience biblical writings and the church rsquo s tradition Swinburne argues that it is more likely that God exists than that he does not more likely than not

This is the third and final volume of a historical and systematic overview of comparative theologies of the church A significant contribution to the contemporary debates on ecclesiology among the churches it follows two comparative historical volumes providing a theology ldquo from below rdquo

Michael O rsquo Neill McGrath O S F S had never heard of the Catholic nun and gospel singer Thea Bowman while she was alive but once he discovered her as we learn in this splendid short memoir she transformed his life ldquo I like to tell folks that I have a little black nun inside of me rd

The new Ireland, courtesy of Anne Enright