Monthly Archives: July 2009

LIPS

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Quentin

Have you ever heard of the Limited Image Performance Syndrome? Probably not, because it was I who invented the phrase many years ago. It boils down to the convenient acronym: LIPS. I have written about it in more than one … Continue reading →

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Big and Beautiful

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Quentin

Of course being people of perception we are careful not to judge those we meet by their personal appearance. Yet another study, this time from Australia, shows that there is a close correlation between earnings and height in men. Apparently … Continue reading →

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Are your children getting their ration?

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Quentin

So many mind-boggling stories leap out of the newspapers every day that I had thought I was immune to surprises. But in this case, before reading it to my wife, I had to make her promise to accept that I … Continue reading →

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Morals in proportion

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Quentin

In my previous columns on how moral decisions might be made (deontology, utilitarianism and virtue ethics) I have made no mention of proportionalism because it carries an ecclesiastical health warning. In his encyclical Veritatis Splendor John Paul II condemns proportionalism … Continue reading →

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Alpha Plus

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Quentin

I suppose it must be a quarter of a century ago that I last wrote in The Catholic Herald about my antipathy towards the charismatic and pentecostal movement – with particular reference to my scepticism about “speaking in tongues”. I … Continue reading →

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