When I studied at university in Durham, there was a visiting Dominican friar finishing his PhD. The more traditionally inclined among the Catholics who studied in that ancient cathedral city had a habit of turning to him for counsel on manifold matters. One such piece of mentorship this affable, stolid, clear-thinking and orthodox priest gave me has rung in my ears and remained relevant ever since.
His words may be invaluable to Catholics in the wake of Pope Leo XIV’s enthusiastic emphasis on welcoming migrants – something which can seem tone-deaf to pious Catholics in Europe, who feel under siege and see their communities blighted by crime and terror, and which has had quiet correction from Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller.
