Under the leadership of Pope Benedict we have slowly regained our footing
Authors
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest and a doctor of moral theology. On Twitter he is @ALucieSmith
Our current ignorance of the Scriptures is a terrible loss to our culture
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Knowledge of the Bible gave Anglo-Saxon poetry its resonance and depth
Let’s hope the new Missal leads to more sung Masses
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
The English settings I learnt at school seem to have disappeared entirely
Memo to dictators: never outstay your welcome
Friday, 26 August 2011
If Gaddafi had followed this simple rule so many lives would have been spared
Ugly anti-papal protests are harming the so-called secularist cause
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Protesting about the Pope coming to your city is appalling bad manners
Giuseppe Verdi: the anti-clerical composer with a deeply Catholic soul
Monday, 22 August 2011
It’s a myth that the Italian composer did not care about religion
When it comes to brotherly love, we’ve got a lot to learn from the Italians
Friday, 19 August 2011
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith on why so little violent crime happens in Italy
Let’s not get carried away claiming Shakespeare for Catholicism
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith reviews a superb production of All’s Well That Ends Well, but cautions against extravagant interpretations of Shakespeare
England would be a more hopeful place if it rediscovered its devotion to Mary
Monday, 15 August 2011
The trouble is that once a tradition has been destroyed, how do you revive it again?
The best way of seeing Britain is in front of the TV
The BBC takes on the cold and the rain so you don’t have to