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.

Quote by Timothy Radcliffe

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All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

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...

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

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,...

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 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...

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

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...

At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the...

At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all...

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all...

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...

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...

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

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

Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since...

Thinking that morality is all about commandments is a relatively new way of thinking, since...

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...