He loved debate and controversy but at the same time managed to remain magnanimous to his enemy
Authors
Francis Phillips
Francis Phillips reviews books for the Catholic Herald.
Atheism has done little for women’s dignity
Monday, 13 December 2010
That’s the point Tony Blair should have made in his debate with Christopher Hitchens
Britain should follow Russia’s lead and urge its citizens to have more children
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
You don’t need to ask the experts for a solution to population decline. It stares one in the face: more babies
The Pope believes that dialogue with Islam is crucial
Thursday, 2 December 2010
But “dialogue” does not mean we have to water down what we know to be the truth
Let’s move on from condoms. What the Pope said about the priesthood is more interesting
Monday, 29 November 2010
Despite the furore over condoms, Light of the World, the book-length interview with Pope Benedict, is about a whole lot more than sex.
Can there be dialogue with Islam without religious freedom?
Thursday, 25 November 2010
The case of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy, raises the question whether there can be dialogue with Islam if there is no religious freedom
The NHS ‘safe sex’ video is tawdry and sad
Monday, 15 November 2010
Why isn’t abstinence suggested occasionally?
No wonder Downton Abbey is a success: it shows what English people were like before we were spoilt rotten
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
We long for a habit of politeness and respect that parents no longer instil in their children
Today I prayed the Rosary and held up a placard outside our NHS hospital
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
I am not a natural for this kind of thing. I cringe inwardly when people shout at us, as they occasionally do. But I hope we make people think
The Pope’s Thought for the Day was simple and profound
But not, perhaps, controversial enough for John Humphrys