A new book gives an eye-opening account of the history of servants in Britain
Authors
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest and a doctor of moral theology. On Twitter he is @ALucieSmith
After his surprise election, Pope Francis must maintain momentum to reform the Curia
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
The Pontiff’s ‘Italian identity’ and a wise choice of Secretary of State will help bring about change at the Vatican
‘Mourners for hire’ are a sign of our troubled times
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
The breakdown of family and community life is behind dwindling numbers at funerals
Giles Fraser is wrong to say that evangelicals miss the point of the Cross
Monday, 25 March 2013
Dr Giles Fraser is mistaken when he suggests that celebrating the triumph of the Cross is theologically illiterate
One thing is clear: someone was to blame for Christ’s death. It was no accident.
Friday, 22 March 2013
During Holy Week, we should blame the sins of the world for Christ’s death while remembering he freely laid down his life for us
Pope Francis is certainly not on the wrong side in the ‘war on the poor’
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Guardian columnist fundamentally misunderstand Liberation Theology
There is no ‘liberal’ Catholic social teaching
Monday, 18 March 2013
Catholic care for the poor is a bit older than the Enlightenment. By a couple of millennia
I was relaxing with a beer in hand – and then out stepped Pope Francis
Thursday, 14 March 2013
We can expect our new Holy Father to shake things up
We will need an astonishing, miraculous pope who can take the Church into a new era
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
The Church needs more than an ‘obvious’ candidate – we need an exceptional one
The National Gallery’s Barocci paintings show the glory of the counter-Reformation
The richness of their theology is lost on the curators, though