And yet if ever there was a need for rational argument, then now is the time
Authors
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest and a doctor of moral theology. On Twitter he is @ALucieSmith
People are so rude in the abortion debate that it’s almost pointless trying to argue
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
The best way of seeing Britain is in front of the TV
Monday, 5 September 2011
The BBC takes on the cold and the rain so you don’t have to
Ten years after 9/11 we Christians have regained our self-confidence
Friday, 2 September 2011
Under the leadership of Pope Benedict we have slowly regained our footing
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
Anthony Powell’s masterpiece will change your life
A Dance to the Music of Time ‘is just like life itself: the same people keep weaving their way in and out’