What's wrong with a bit of nostalgia between friends? I think nostalgia sometimes gets too much of a bad press.

I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.

Like all the best radical positions, then, mine is a thoroughly traditionalist one.

Christian faith, as I understand it, is not primarily a matter of signing on for the proposition that there exists a Supreme Being, but the kind of commitment made manifest by a human being at the end of his tether, foundering in darkness, pain, and bewilderment, who nevertheless remains faithful to the promise of a transformative love.

The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith.

You can tell that the capitalist system is in trouble when people start talking about capitalism.

Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs.