David Alton’s inspiring attempts to open up the ‘hermit kingdom’ is an example of Christian diplomacy at its best
We must answer the charges that the late polemicist brought against religion
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One of Christopher Hitchens’s best quoted passages suggests that, though a brilliant orator, he misunderstood Christian theology
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Christopher Hitchens was a magnanimous man who had many Christian friends
He suspects the scientist who pioneered his cancer treatment is praying for him, and doesn’t mind
That’s the point Tony Blair should have made in his debate with Christopher Hitchens
The former British prime minister argued that religion was a force for good against atheist and journalist Christopher Hitchens in a televised debate in Canada
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Comment & Blogs
Today's Catholic must-reads: 08/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Dickens is disappointingly thin - give me AN Wilson anytime
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
If a woman is a priest, she can also be a bishop: if she’s not, she can’t. Either way, there is now only one way out for Catholic Anglicans: it’s over the Tiber
By William Oddie
More than any monarch, Queen Elizabeth II understands the spiritual element of her coronation oath
By Francis Phillips
Despite reports of violence, I feel totally safe walking around Mexico
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Is the ‘anthropogenic global warming’ consensus on the point of collapse? If so, this is just the right time for Chris Huhne to leave the Government
By William Oddie
Smacking laws are unworkable products of Left-wing middle class diktat
By Francis Phillips