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Advises parishes ‘to be courageous in moving beyond ways that no longer work in the Ireland of today’
What Albert Camus can teach us about friendship
Unthinkable: Can you be friends with someone whose politics you oppose?
Long, hot summers: The danger and drama of heatwaves in literature
Under a burning sun, forbidden desires are ignited and there is a slow melting of rules
Micheál Martin wants us to have ‘a meaningful Christmas’ – but what does that mean?
Unthinkable: Perhaps existentialism can help us navigate the Taoiseach’s suggestion
Ghost of Juliette Gréco lingers over Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Paris Letter: Performer sang of her beloved city, of amour, rebellion and fleeting pleasures
Seán Moncrieff: Laundry is the ultimate absurdist pursuit
Laundry and Camus both have a lot to teach us about our weird life cycle. Think about it
Ten philosophers to help us through the coronavirus crisis
Unthinkable: Sartre and Schopenhauer make the list but Peig Sayers deserves inclusion too
Book quiz: ‘A plague on both your houses’ is from which Shakespeare play?
Welcome to The Irish Times book quiz: 10 questions to test your literary knowledge
Every aspect of rugby needs overhauling in the aftermath of coronavirus
North versus south, club versus country and the developed versus developing
Put down The Plague, a novel by De Maistre is more hopeful
In lockdown for 42 days in 1794, author finds pleasure ‘in travelling round one’s room’
‘Why did God let this happen?’ People of faith can be people of action
Rite and Reason: The problem of faith in the midst of a plague of biblical proportions
Paris Letter: Precious little liberté, égalité and fraternité in coronavirus France
CRS riot police and some public workers have threatened strike as they feel inadequately protected against Covid-19. What could be more French?
When a force of nature attacks, our only response must be kindness
When all is lost – lives, homes, jobs – history will remember what we did in response
The Irish Times view on literature in a time of crisis: If we winter this one out...
At this time of social isolation, books offer not just consolation but a portal to the most profound human connection
Coronavirus: France turns to literature amid the despair of pandemic
Paris Letter: The French are finding relevance in books about epidemics and confinement
Clive James: Few others did so many things so well
James was sharp in his literary criticism and largely invented modern television criticism
France and me: The most rewarding relationship of my life
My love affair with France has been at times irrational, mysterious and unpredictable
Can a novel also be a work of philosophy?
Unthinkable: Literature allows us capture ‘weirdness’ of life, says Matthew McKeever
Lara Marlowe: After the longest journey of my life, I am now a French citizen
The process was Kafkaesque, but I now cannot wait to vote as Citoyenne Marlowe
Liverpool can land a huge blow on United and Mourinho
Merseyside club in the ascendancy as great rivals renew acquaintances at Anfield
Catholic Church can build post-papal-visit legacy
Rite&Reason: Parishes are shifting as communal force and should be bedrock of lay-led identity
Joshua and Parker will see plenty of thinking - and bruising
Joshua: ‘Boxing is not just about knocking people out. It’s healthy living, discipline’
Anna Tsybuleva and Jaime Martin: The best classical music this week
The Russian pianist begins her Music Network tour
Mark E Smith: passionate, occasionally psychotic high priest of post-punk
Smith fronted The Fall since 1976, going through over 60 bandmates in the process but they were always at the cutting edge
Albert Camus’s sizzling letters to one of his three lovers
Camus’s correspondence with actor Maria Casarès is the literary sensation of the season
Mushroom? Or blue algae? What your latte says about you
Forget espresso with hot milk – there is a whole world of extreme lattes out there. So are you the Albert Camus or the Jackson Pollock of cafe culture?
Playing video games? No, I’m doing philosophy
Unthinkable: Gaming can teach us ‘how to prepare for death’, a new book argues
Pierre Berge, driving force behind Yves Saint Laurent label, dies at 86
Businessman was one of France’s leading art patrons as well as chief of fashion house
Editor who published Julia Child and Anne Frank’s diary
Obituary: Judith Jones, editor, born March 10th, 1924; died August 2nd, 2017
What does sport tell us about morality?
Unthinkable: Each sporting code has its own moral customs but that doesn't necessarily mean all ethics is relative
Macron rallies supporters as French election race tightens
Emmanuel-the-good slugs it out with sulphurous rivals in final week of campaigning
Harry Clifton: Do not judge Desmond Connell too harshly
In his then 20 years of priesthood, he said he ‘never had a direct experience of God’
The photographer who started when her father stopped
Photographer Dragana Jurisic picked up a camera after her father's entire archive was destroyed. And that's not the only mystery in her family history
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