The Coalition’s failure to do anything for marriage only shows how little it cares about the poor
Authors
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest and a doctor of moral theology. On Twitter he is @ALucieSmith
Farewell Norman St John Stevas, staunch champion of the unborn
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Lord St John of Fawsley was a colourful and charming figure, but also a scholar and a tireless parliamentarian
Who cares about the consequences of gay marriage?
Monday, 5 March 2012
The problem with same-sex marriage legislation is that it wishes to bring into reality something that cannot exist
The remarkable resilience of Welsh culture
Friday, 2 March 2012
St David’s Day is just one example of the great strength of Welsh traditions
At long last we have a Scot who can stand up to Alex Salmond over the union
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Lord Steel, in a speech to the Lords, laid several blows on the hitherto untouchable First Minister
Does the Vatican need a Freedom of Information Act?
Monday, 27 February 2012
Opening up would be the best way to tackle tedious but popular conspiracy theories around
‘Is it true, Father, that in Scotland men wear skirts?’
Friday, 24 February 2012
Last night’s ‘Catholics’ focused heavily on vestments. In contrast, during my time in an African seminary we (mostly) tackled the foundational questions of morals
The Guardian, Britain’s liberal newspaper, has warm praise for the Catholic Church. The subject? Death
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
As a hospital chaplain administering to the dying you learn a lot about life and human dignity
The best thing a Catholic can do for Lent is to go to Mass every day
Monday, 20 February 2012
This year I will go through the Passion narrative of St Mark line by line
With its crusade against crucifixes, our Government is doing a good job of destroying British culture
What a sad contrast with Italy