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A conclave of cardinals

The word 'conclave' evokes the thud of a great heavy door closing behind the last cardinal to enter a thick-walled,...

So even the regular church-going Victorians only did their duty on Sundays. A nice way to convey stillness - an...

Thoreau's tricky relationship with the Church is neatly and humorously summed up here.

'If it were not for death and...

A haven of calm and enveloping warmth in places blasted by wind and cold. A place where a monk arriving...

Thoreau isn't a big fan of chaplains and other purveyors of religion and here he takes a swipe at three...

A warm, lively image of a Sunday morning family stroll to church.

'Dandy fathers and brothers, and straw-bonneted mothers, shepherd...

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