The Church's abject failure to respond meaningfully to the myriad of appalling sexual abuse scandals that have emerged in recent years begs the questions: Can we separate out the message from the messenger? Does the message of justice, integrity, equality, and compassion have any resonance in the 21st century? This book explores these and other themes and takes the form of a series of 31 homilies or sermons by Abbot Louis Hughes, a Dominican monk, and a response to each by Paul Balfe, a practicing surgeon who cuts to the heart of the issues, challenging our beliefs and jolting us out of complacency.
