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

The trouble is that after nine years as a Jack of all trades and Master of the Dominican Order, I have no expertise on anything except airports and exotic foods.

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

All the Abrahamic faiths are marked by violence.

Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual orientation.

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.