Father Elijah and Tony Blair

I had the misfortune to watch our ex PM on BBC News 24 giving one of the cardinal's lectures (why do our hierarchy get bedazzled by the rich and powerful?)/
I reminded me of one of my favourite novels. Father Elijah by Canadian author Michael O'Brien. This book combines a good thriller, theological treatise and spiritual combat manual all into one.
I am not going to spoil its content for anybody who hasn't read it but if do get chance look at the speeches "the president" makes in public meetings throughout the book and compare and contrast with Mr Blair's address last week.
Now I am not making the same kind of claims for Mr Blair that the author makes for the president but the ideology expressed seems very similar.
To those becoming increasingly baffled I just by the book its by Ignatius Press and well worth a read as are most of Mr O'Brien's novels. If you are short of cash get your local library to order it - this is the time of year when their coffers are full and we need good Catholic literature in the libraries. I have a friend who has turned this into a personal ministry to counteract the anti Catholic and material and books by dissident Catholics which the libraries always seem to have plenty of.