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John McDadeThe psyche of people in the West is increasingly embroiled in virtual realities, from the partial illusions of celebrity culture, to the total fantasy of websites such as Second Life. It is against these backdrops that contemporary Christianity will need to present the Gospel Free
From the editor’s desk
| Who is a priest?s employer? Free Catholic priests are not employees of the Catholic Church. Nor are they labour-only subcontractors or management consultants, nor, strictly speaking, are they self-employed. The difficulty of legally categorising them has become an unresolved issue ... | More than just an act of union |
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Features
 Union flagging Free John Haldane On Tuesday this week, 300 years ago, the then Scottish Parliament ratified by 110 votes to 69 the treaty to merge politically and economically the kingdoms of England and Scotland, so paving the way for the creation of the United Kingdom on 1 May 1707. But how much longer will it last?... |  Musical missionary at the BeebThe Tablet Interview The words ?dumbing down? are not in Peter Maniura?s vocabulary, and at BBC TV he is introducing the great composers to new generations of music lovers, proving that the best can also be popular. Peter Stanford asked him about his passion for music, and his Catholic faith... |
What about God?s workers?Isabel de BertodanoContractual disputes involving Catholic priests have traditionally been governed in Britain by appeals to Rome under canon law. That could be about to change as the Department of Trade and Industry is pushing for servants of the Church to get the same rights as secular employees...
| Human impulse, divinely orderedDaniel McCarthyAs Daniel McCarthy writes, it is through cooperating with God?s directing of our actions that we, having been saved by grace, come to merit the lavish and abundant gifts that he bestows on us ? gifts that allow us to further the cause of peace and unity on earth...
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Place your betsAlain WoodrowWith little more than three months to the first round of the French presidential election, it looks set to be a two-horse race. Currently neck and neck, with Nicolas Sarkozy on the right and S?gol?ne Royal on the left, both runners are odds on at about 9/10...
| Bush?s last standMichael McGoughDomestically, the mood of the country has turned against him, but the US President is committing 20,000 more troops to Iraq, in his latest attempt to establish some sort of democratic order. It looks like his final throw of the dice...
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Why evil is so popularJohn MorrishThose of an eschatological bent ? whether in possession of a sense of the divine or a God-shaped hole ? like to reserve ?evil? for our serious work, comparing genocides or analysing the motives of child-murderers....
| Children of GodWilliam ClementsYoung people aged between seven and 15 have proved that a Junior Parish Council is not only feasible, but can help to inject ideas and energy into church life in a refreshing and surprising way...
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Columnists
 Clifford Longley?The argument?s origin turns out not to be in theology, but in popular prejudice?  Margaret Hebblethwaite?If people can earn more by begging than by working they will not work?
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Books and arts
Middle way for global giants Free
The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st century
Will Hutton
The theme of this book is not what its title might at first suggest: that this century will see China ineluctably succeed the United States as the greatest power on earth ... |
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Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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