When he visited The Tablet’s office recently to deliver a book review, Hugh Prysor-Jones’ restless conversation ranged from theories about Islamic State to concerns for the future of his old school, Downside. We were shocked to learn of his sudden death on 5 August. His Benedictine education stayed with him: when in 1986 he interviewed Cardinal Sin about the corrupt regime in the Philippines, the Archbishop of Manila was astonished when his BBC interviewer quoted Thomas Aquinas on C