The meaning of the universe lies outside the universe.

The Jewish festival of freedom is the oldest continuously observed religious ritual in the world. Across the centuries, Passover has never lost its power to inspire the imagination of successive generations of Jews with its annually re-enacted drama of slavery and liberation.

The market economy is deeply congruent with the values set out in the Hebrew Bible. Material prosperity is a divine blessing. Poverty crushes the spirit as well as the body, and its alleviation is a sacred task. Work is a noble calling.

A society in which there are high levels of voluntary activity will simply be a better, happier place than one where there are not.

The universe is more than mere matter in motion. It and we were brought into being by a Creator who seeks our good.

Peace can be agreed around the conference table, but unless it grows in ordinary hearts and minds, it does not last. It may not even begin

The royals - all of them, especially Prince Philip and Prince Charles - have done outstanding work with the faith communities.