Irish Catholic priest urges Christians to abandon the word Christmas – yes, the Church just hijacked the old pagan festivals anyway. Let it RETURN to being a pagan festival
Father Desmond O’Donnell says the words Christmas and Easter have lost all sacred meaning Desmond O’Donnell says unless Catholicism addresses what Christmas has come to mean, “secularisation and modern life … Continue reading
Is your gut microbiome the key to health and happiness?
Research suggests the vast ecosystem of organisms that lives in our digestive systems might be as complex and influential as our genes in everything from mental health to athleticism and … Continue reading
Examination of Chopin’s pickled heart solves riddle of his early death
Scientists diagnose rare complication of tuberculosis following analysis of heart stored in jar of cognac for 170 years Frédéric Chopin, the Polish composer and pianist, died in Paris in 1849, … Continue reading
Scurrilous manuscript that could have undone John Donne discovered
Ostensibly a library catalogue in Latin, poet’s early work is in fact a string of smutty jokes about contemporary figures in febrile years before the gunpowder plot The keeper of … Continue reading
Gunpowder plots: how Guy Fawkes ignited an explosive literary legacy
Remember, remember … from Shakespeare to James Shapiro to the website that deals in political scandal, the name of Guy Fawkes is literary dynamite Smouldering … Tom Cullen in the … Continue reading
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