Timothy Radcliffe Quotes

Timothy Radcliffe — English Clergyman

Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. is a Roman Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province, and former Master of the Order of Preachers from 1992-2001. He is the only member of the English Province of the Dominicans to have held the office since the Order's foundation in 1216. He is currently the Director of the Las Casas Institute of Blackfriars, Oxford which focuses on the promotion of Social Justice and Human Rights... (wikipedia)

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.

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity.

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

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek the truth.

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.