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.

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.

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

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions of people who look for God but do not come to Church.

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.

Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.