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Brideshead Revisited

Reading through the Lenten desert

March 01, 2022

These novels by Catholic writers can help us navigate our own spiritual drama

The joy of unexpected things

November 30, 2021

Why we should always believe in the mystery of Christmas

Here be Dragons

February 08, 2021

Constructing a film out of a story as beloved of readers as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or indeed Pride and Prejudice or Brideshead Revisited, is a delicate art. Very often, the result is a phenomenal disappointment. We will all have myriad examples to prove this. Not all films are worthy of their titles.

The Unloved One

January 20, 2021

With a star-studded new HBO/BBC adaptation of Brideshead Revisited now being cast, William Cash reveals why Evelyn Waugh’s portrayal of a decadent upper-class Catholic family was banned in 1947 by the Hollywood censors

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/03/18

March 22, 2018

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Evelyn Waugh’s forgotten battle to preserve the Latin Mass

July 08, 2016

The great novelist, who died 50 years ago, almost became the first president of the Latin Mass Society

Snobbery, sin and salvation

April 07, 2016

Brideshead Revisited enchants readers with its luscious portrayal of upper-class life. But at its heart is the working of grace

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/03/16

March 23, 2016

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