I Call You Friends

fr. Timothy Radcliffe embodies, in a rare combination, the qualities of authority in high office with an openness to new ideas and a thoroughgoing honesty. Indeed that honesty, accompanied at all times by a certain lightness of touch, is the mark of true humility and gives his new book its distinctive appeal. I Call You Friends falls into two parts. In the first half, fr. Timothy writes of his own life from a privileged childhood and education at Ampleforth to his calling to the life of poverty and religious observance. In the second half, there is collected a series of addresses and talks which the author has given to a wide range of audiences. Whether this audience is in Manila, Prague or Mexico, fr. Timothy talks at all times of fundamental religious truths in a manner which is potent yet undogmatic. This inspiring new book is sure to add to the growing number of his admirers.