Church
Charles Moore’s Notes: A meditation on my son’s marriage
Our son, William, celebrated his marriage on Saturday. You would expect me to say that it was wonderful, sunny occasion.…
When the going gets tough there’s nothing like an hour of rollicking hymn singing
On Saturday my boy had a mini-stroke at home, aged only 26. ‘You’ll have to give up smoking and do…
Letters: Booming churches, brilliant Swedes and who gets the VC
Growing congregations Sir: I would like to take issue with Damian Thompson (‘Crisis of faith’, 13 June) and his assertions…
The vicar struck the first blow. And then he told us all a joke
Before delivering his sermon, the vicar said we must offer one another the sign of peace. He struck the first…
Spectator letters: What has happened to the instinctive Tory faith?
An instinctive Tory faith Sir: For once Bruce Anderson does not exaggerate: David Cameron did indeed win golden opinions for…
The mysterious pleasure of Magnus Mills
Since his debut with the Booker-nominated The Restraint of Beasts in 1999, Magnus Mills has delighted and occasionally confounded his…
The church of self-worship
Sunday morning among the atheists
White Dee's diary: From Benefits Street to Downing Street?
There’s no reason why you should have heard of me. No reason why you would have watched a Channel 4…
Forgive me, Father
What Catholics really talk about in the confession box
Portrait of the week
Home Britain’s gross domestic product grew by 1.9 per cent last year, the most since 2007, according to the Office…
Dear Mary: Should I thrust my backside at other people in the theatre?
Q. I am no interior decorator, but we have a couple of rather subtle paint colours in the house that…
