Patrick Finn Lectures
We continue our interesting and successful Patrick Finn lectures from the 6th of February. For this series we have the internationally known journalist and commentator on Catholicism, Paul Vallely. Paul Vallely has written about religion for more than two decades. For much of that time he has been a weekly columnist in the Church Times and has written extensively for The Tablet, of which he is now a Director.
He has recently published a widely acclaimed book on Pope Francis entitled Pope Francis: Untying the Knots. One reviewer noted that this “exploration of Pope Francis's liberal reputation and murky past lifts this book well above the nervous reverence of much papal biography…[It's] hard to imagine the rapid papal biography being done better: Vallely brings to the task a combination of sure-footed reporting (especially in Buenos Aires) and quick‑minded thought.” This book will be the basis for the lecture and in questions and answers he will deal with more current topical issues - The Education Committee of St Mary's Haddington Road, we look forward to seeing you there.