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The basic concept of a dog in a coat is stupid
Old hand Christopher Howse and young gun Guy Kelly debate the dos and (mostly) don’ts of dressing up dogs in natty coats
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Sacred Mysteries: Queen Victoria’s four amazing granddaughters
One sister saw the late Queen married in Westminster Abbey; another is carved in stone at the Abbey as a saint
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Supermarkets can’t help but spoil a simple, wholesome dish like roast potatoes
Pre-prepared roasties? Inappropriate deployment of Yorkshire puddings? Some things are sacrosanct...
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Sacred Mysteries: A big change to what people say in church
For the first time since 1970, Catholics in England and Wales have a new version of Psalms to recite
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Sacred Mysteries: How Alice’s father was elevated above the vulgar herd
The Victorians welcomed clergyman-schoolmasters into the ruling elite
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If Russell Brand can sell a £188 amulet, maybe I could be the George Clooney of cheap coffee
In the shameless pursuit of easy money, celebs try and flog all kinds of merchandise – but Christopher Howse and Guy Kelly aren’t buying
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Sacred Mysteries: The unfeeling emptiness at the heart of Devils
In a surprise move, the modernising Pope Francis has returned to the old-fashioned popular devotion of the Sacred Heart
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The English high street: Axminster, Devon – the carpet town transformed by fire
Despite once looking as though it might go the way of other abandoned high streets, Axminster shows some hopeful signs
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Buckingham Palace, the nation’s favourite building? Not on my watch
Begging His Majesty’s pardon, old hand Christopher Howse and young gun Guy Kelly aren’t flying the flag for London’s most iconic building
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Sacred Mysteries: A capsule of peace in the bustle of Covent Garden
The use of Latin, in a church with a Latin name, attracted some sniping from the Babel of Facebook
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Ignore Jamie Redknapp’s shoe propaganda – laces are here to stay
Old hand Christopher Howse and young gun Guy Kelly get tied up in knots over the scourge that is modern footwear
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Sacred Mysteries: Air miles alone don’t make anyone a saint
Pope John Paul II was canonised 10 years ago. What made him a holy man?
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How a liberal Oxford friar rose to the Vatican’s top rung
A record four English cardinals will serve together for first time as Pope Francis unexpectedly names 79-year-old Father Timothy Radcliffe
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At the end of the day, speech fillers are, like, literally annoying, to be fair. Not gonna lie
Old hand Christopher Howse and young gun Guy Kelly are fed up with the meaningless linguistic fillers that liberally sprinkle our speech
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Sacred Mysteries: Not left alone after all to face the music
Favourite hit songs are now suggested as suitable listening to die to. They could be an infuriating distraction
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I finally discovered what Gen Z means by ‘bed rotting’ – and I don’t like it
Staying in bed? A novel wellness concept? Christopher Howse and Guy Kelly wonder if the youngsters are just having us on
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