They are an example to follow but also a splendid and royal rebuke to our times
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Francis Phillips
Francis Phillips reviews books for the Catholic Herald.
Congratulations to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Today they mark 65 years of marriage
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Dorothy Day, once a bohemian who believed in free love, is completely a saint for our time
Monday, 19 November 2012
What sets her apart from other holy men and women is that her early lifestyle was so at odds with her life after conversion
Fake equestrian orders – what drives men to playact?
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Some men just love to make-believe
Why is it so hard for our society to help survivors of sexual abuse ‘move on’?
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
One abuse victim’s account offers an instructive take on attitudes to paedophilia
The Archbishop of Canterbury faces a daunting task in this Godless country
Monday, 12 November 2012
A funeral in Ireland reminds me how Christian that country still is in comparison
Death is hard, but the ancient, hallowed ritual of the Catholic Church can provide lasting consolation
Friday, 9 November 2012
Humans require more than secular rites of ‘closure’
Romney ‘ought to win by every measure there is’
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
But Obama probably will because of his ‘ideological stance’
My brother’s happy death was the kind we all wish for
Monday, 5 November 2012
It was a significant contrast to the sad, hasty and solitary deaths so many people are subjected to, not least on the Liverpool Care Pathway
Christianity is not about doing good but making sense of life when sad, miserable sick or poor
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
A book of apologetics reminds me why that is the faith’s enduring strength
The facts of Savita’s tragic death are still elusive
The answers will be harder to find if Savita’s husband and her family decide not to co-operate with the investigation