Monthly Archives: June 2008

de la Bédoyère’s Maxims, No 5

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Quentin

  Experts, even with rows of initials after their names to prove it, consistently know less than they pretend or believe that they know. You cannot judge how much an expert knows by what he chooses to tell you – … Continue reading →

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Life, death and the fallopian tube

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Quentin

Durga Thangarajah is a lucky lady. She was delivered on May 31 of a healthy daughter which had developed in her ovary. At any time the ovary could have ruptured to the great danger of mother and child. Only one … Continue reading →

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de la Bédoyère’s Maxims, No 4

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Quentin

Mankind lives by faith. If he does not believe what is reasonable to believe he will believe what is unreasonable to believe. To encounter another person requires as act of faith; all we can demonstrate are the mechanical messages of … Continue reading →

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PR – how society sees the Church

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Quentin

In truth I had in mind a somewhat critical column on how we conduct public relations with regard to the Church in this country. Fortunately a fine article by Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor in the Daily Telegraph has provided an example of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Catholic Herald columns, Church and Society | 8 Comments