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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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

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....

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.

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 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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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