I have written for a number of publications including the Telegraph, the TES, Standpoint, UnHerd, First Things, Magnificat, Humanum Review, Catholic World Report, the Catholic Herald, the Catholic Universe, and Adoption Today. Some of these articles are set out here.
Magnificat – ‘St Kentigern’ – January 2020
Catholic Herald – ‘Saints, authors and prime ministers: the dramatic story of Japanese Catholicism‘ – 14 November 2019
Catholic World Report – ‘Tolkien, Lewis and The Wind in the Willows‘ – October 21 2019
UnHerd – ‘Who needs schools anyway?’ – September 2019
Catholic World Report – ‘The Trouble With New Books’ – 24 July 2019
Standpoint – ‘The Great War of China’ – July/August 2019
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Becoming Children of God’ – 21 July 2019
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Jesus and the Children’ – 14 July 2019
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘The Child Jesus’ – 7 July 2019
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘David and Goliath’ – 30 June 2019
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘The Story of Samuel’ – 23 June 2019
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘The Story of Moses’ – 16 June 2019
The Catholic Herald – ‘The monk who inspired Tintin’ – 8 November 2019
Education: A Catholic Universe publication – ‘Why every parent should want their child to become a carpenter’ – September 2018
The Catholic Herald – ‘We need to be prepared to be really counter-cultural’: How Catholic parents can raise saints (interview) – 10 August 2018
Education: A Catholic Universe publication – ‘Silence in Schools’ – May 2018
Magnificat – ‘How the Church Has Changed the World: Quartet for the End of Time’ – March 2018
Education: A Catholic Universe publication – ‘Slow Education’ – February 2018
First Things – ‘Missing the Fight on Christmas Day’ – 18 December 2017
Teaching-focused in HE: THE GEES network (A teaching-focused network for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science academics) – ‘Preparing Students for University … slowly’ – September 2017
Second Spring – ‘Bede and Building a Faithful Culture’ – September 2017
Education: A Catholic Universe publication – ‘Book boxes for schools and families’ – 8 September 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘St Augustine’s Confessions’ – 27 July 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘The Divine Comedy’ – 20 July 2017 Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Pearl’ – 13 August 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Wu Li’ – 6 August 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Callista’ – 30 July 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Brideshead Revisited’ – 23 July 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Leaf by Niggle’ – 16 July 2017
Redemptorist Sunday Bulletin – ‘Please Look After Mother’ – 9 July 2017
The TES – ‘The world of work moves fast – here’s how to help your students keep up’ – 14 June 2017
Magnificat – ‘Christian Concepts: Adoption’ – May 2017 The Universe – ‘What can schools learn from home educators?’ – 28 April 2017
First Things – ‘Fishing for Koi with an Afghan Veteran’ – 6 March 2017
First Things – ‘The Troubling Legacy of Shūsaku Endō’s Silence’ – 27 December 2016
Adoption Today – ‘How to engage with schools’ – December 2016
The Telegraph – ‘Making the most of university: Getting in is just the beginning’ – 26 September 2016
The Telegraph – ‘It’s time for a slow teaching revolution’ – 13 September 2016
The TES – ‘Beyond work experience’ – 9 September 2016
The TES – ‘The A-level results are in: what’s next for your students?’ – 16 August 2016
The Telegraph – ‘Hong Kong, Australia, Switzerland? Now’s the time to consider a university abroad’ – 2 August 2016
The TES – ‘Careers advice: Practical ways of inspiring students and raising aspirations’ – 25 July 2016
The Telegraph – ‘What are my options if I do better than expected at A-level?’ – 22 July 2016
The Telegraph – ‘Forget single honours, forget joint honours, the liberal arts are back’ – 12 July 2016
The Catholic Herald – ‘China Awaits Its Waugh’ – 11 January 2013
The Catholic Herald – ‘Move Over Greene, Waugh and Belloc: It’s time to expand the canon of great writers’ – 30 April 2010
The Catholic Herald – ‘The Chinese Prime Minister Who Became a Catholic Priest’ – 26 June 2009