Father Timothy Radcliffe is a charismatic spiritual leader who served as head of the Dominican order from 1992 to 2001. His homilies and speeches attract large audiences because he speaks in an accessible way about vital concerns, from the Church's authority in a multicultural world to the dignity and attractiveness of celibacy. The friendship he writes about so eloquently includes that between people, but he adds, «we are called to be God's friends, to share his life.» These