Leaven Volume 1, Issue 2 (digital)

In this issue:

° A round table discussion on Catholic Schools featuring Kate Liffey, Alan Hynes, Leonardo Franchi, and Timothy O’Malley.

° Interviews with Kenneth Miller, cellular biologist and author of books on faith and evolution; Jessie Rogers, expert on Old Testament scripture and the new Dean of Theology at Maynooth; and Francis Spufford, whose most recent novel is

° Fr Bernard Healy on the novels of St John Henry Newman

° Maria Power on seeking a better future in the North

° Cian Flaherty ơn the genocide of the Uyghurs

° Rachel Sherlock on murder mysteries and the supernatural

° Ross Ahlfeld on the connections between ancient monasticism and the Catholic Worker movement

° Maolsheachlann Ó Ceallaigh on the simple joys of sit-coms

° Ellen Ganly on the miracles of the early Irish saints

° Ben Conroy on thinking beyond votes

° Phoebe Watson on the common good in civil engineering projects

° Fr Conor McDonough OP on early Christians’ attitudes toward pagan culture

° Ronan Doheny on Hollywood’s portrayal of aging

° Julie Daly on statues and their removal

Plus:

° Maria Connolly on liturgical living in ordinary time

° Fr Columba McCann OSB reflects on the Eucharist and sacrifice

° Sr Eleanor Campion OSCO reflects on the spiritual need for time apart