As the sacrifice of the Mexican martyrs shows, anti-Catholicism will always rebound on itself
Authors
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Alexander Lucie-Smith is a Catholic priest and a doctor of moral theology. On Twitter he is @ALucieSmith
Religious persecution has existed through the ages. We must continue to fight it, and take it as a compliment
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
What is the Church doing about Cardinal O’Brien?
Monday, 20 May 2013
This is not the time for Catholics to circle the wagon
This Pentecost remember the Pope in your prayers and Malta’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest
Friday, 17 May 2013
I hope that Gianluca Bezzina brings Malta to victory in this year’s contest
The first step towards truth is acknowledging how little we know
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
When it comes to the Catholic Church people think they know it all
If Marie Antoinette had had Camilla’s reputation managers, France would still be a monarchy
Monday, 13 May 2013
The truth the mob clings to is often fragile
The Great Gatsby tells us the world is an empty place without faith
Friday, 10 May 2013
How will the Baz Luhrmann film, out in the UK next week, confront its existential themes?
The death of Giulio Andreotti, the political giant who went to Mass every day, marks a milestone in European history
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Andreotti, who has died aged 94, was nicknamed the ‘Eternal One’ of Italian politics. He was the opposite of bunga-bunga loving Berlusconi
Why on earth do parents want to give their children silly names?
Monday, 6 May 2013
We should return to the days when children were named after saints rather than following the example of celebrities
The decline of political party membership in Britain has profound and depressing implications for religion
Friday, 3 May 2013
We seem to be moving away from mass movements towards a more atomised society. What can we do about it?
Our political masters need to get this: theological problems can only have theological solutions
The Woolwich murderers were motivated by a particular brand of theology