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.

Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made to seek the truth.

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

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

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.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are going and what they are to do.