Ann Widdecombe, Author at Catholic Herald

Ann Widdecombe

The poverty of Mrs X’s riches

December 17, 2015

The woman of 50 who refused the medical treatment which would have saved her because she did not want to become “old, poor and ugly” is an extreme example of the effects of a society that has turned its back on religion. Her life was a pursuit of possessions and self-indulgence and encompassed no fewer

Only cutting off aid will end persecution of Christians

October 15, 2015

We send £400m in aid to Pakistan, where Christians are routinely murdered

Until ISIS is destroyed, civilisation itself is not safe

September 17, 2015

Most of us accept the wisdom that for evil to flourish all that is necessary is for good men to do nothing

Would be you a Schindler or a Groening?

July 23, 2015

People who aren’t brave now can’t condemn those who were cowardly in the war

Ex-convicts don’t stand a chance in Britain

June 25, 2015

We should all think, 'There but for the grace of God go I', rather more often than we do

Even the tiniest Lenten sacrifice is valuable

March 04, 2014

There was a time when the concept of penance was widely understood but society has changed

Sceptical about overseas aid? The Woreda 1 slum in Ethiopia will change your mind

December 10, 2013

People with leprosy live there in the worst conditions imaginable, pushed to the fringes of society

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