Too often the media is used to inflict cruelty on our fellow human beings. It’s time consumers acted
Authors
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest, doctor of moral theology and consulting editor of The Catholic Herald. On Twitter he is @ALucieSmith
Parliament should beware taking a People’s Republic of China approach to women bishops
Friday, 23 November 2012
Something rather sinister has happened in the wake of the General Synod vote
The Anglicans who voted against women bishops showed true Dunkirk spirit
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Now the ‘Church in turmoil’ headline will run for another five years
China’s new leader presides over a monstrous tyranny. But you won’t hear Cameron mention that
Monday, 19 November 2012
May God bless the real Republic of China – Taiwan
St Margaret, Scotland’s only royal saint
Friday, 16 November 2012
Today we celebrate a ruler with a great love of the poor
The fall of modern civilisation set in 20th-century Venice
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Simon Raven’s 10-novel sequence Alms for Oblivion offers a window into upper-class mores, and also a terrible denunciation of modern life
All power to the Pope’s new academy for Latin. The Latin I learned at school has stayed with me forever
Monday, 12 November 2012
As the Pope says, the language is crucial for theologians. So much of St Augustine is lost in translation
There is more than a whiff of Holy Trinity Brompton about the new Archbishop of Canterbury
Friday, 9 November 2012
And that’s very good news
How to make your best Confession ever
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith urges Catholics to enter the confessional with newfound courage
Will David Cameron talk sensibly about drugs when he leaves office?
The prime minister has abandoned his previous attitude to drug policy. Does power do this to people?