Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty.

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Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide,...

Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide,...

Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.

Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason.

The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any...

The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any...

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master...

The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master...

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have...

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have...

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions...

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions...

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.

I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.

What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will...

What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will...

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek...

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek...

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages....

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages....

We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.

We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role...

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role...

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source...

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source...

We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are...

We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are...

Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God...

Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God...

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.