A Requiem Mass I was at this morning was highly unusual in one respect: there was no panegyric of the dead
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Francis Phillips
Francis Phillips reviews books for the Catholic Herald.
Funerals that pay tribute to the foibles and frailties of the deceased make me deeply uneasy
Monday, 11 October 2010
Roger Scruton would approve of David Cameron’s Big Society
Friday, 8 October 2010
He could have provided a philosophic commentary to this week’s party conference
St Francis would have abhorred factory farming
Monday, 4 October 2010
And he could have taught Buddhists a thing or two about respect for animals
Priests can be victims of injustice, too
Friday, 1 October 2010
It is fatally easy to assume that priests accused of sex abuse are guilty until proven otherwise
We are spiritual beings, not superior animals
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
The Pope’s visit has reminded us that the two per cent difference in DNA between Orang-utans and humans is vast, unbridgeable and infinite
The writer whose conversion was inspired by Renaissance art
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Behind all the euphoria, another piece of good news: author Leo McKinstry announces his conversion after a spiritual awakening in Venice
The Holy Father should put his feet up and have a glass of whisky
Monday, 20 September 2010
The last few days have been stupendous. Here are some of my immediate impressions
The Queen may not have produced a rosary, but she did conduct herself with dignity
Friday, 17 September 2010
At 83, she has seen a great many state occasions in her lifetime
Well done, Mark Dowd. You did the Pope justice
Thursday, 16 September 2010
His documentary, Benedict: Trials of a Pope, was even-handed and sincere
Cuddly Claire Rayner believed it was selfish to have children with Down’s Syndrome
As the mother of a girl with Down’s Syndrome, I disagree