Monthly Archives: April 2010

Candid Candido

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Quentin

This contribution, and the two comments which follow immediately, have been copied from “The culture of community”. The comprehensiveness of John Candido’s contribution suggests that it should be posted separately to allow for the points made to be explored. John Candido on 27 Apr 2010 at … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Spirituality | 51 Comments

Birds and bees

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Quentin

One key issue in the debate which took place while the Children, Schools and Families Bill (2009) was being discussed was the emphasis on the Magisterium’s constant teaching that parents are the first educators of their children and that they, … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, Church and Society | 9 Comments

Three into two won’t go

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Quentin

The very idea that one might conceive a child using the DNA from three parents is one that makes us shudder. But let’s check our immediate instincts and think the problem through. The announcement today about the transfer of DNA … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Moral judgment | 9 Comments

The culture of community

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Quentin

I have addressed in former columns the less fortunate aspects of the Church’s culture. In January I wrote of the dangers of power as an occasion of sin. In December last year I wrote of the poor state of communication … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, Spirituality | 50 Comments

“The men began to mock him and beat him”

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Quentin

Not a strange dream to have at Eastertide. Christ, blooded with scourging and the crown of thorns, being mocked by his tormentors. But my waking mind saw clearly that the figure was Christ and Pope Benedict at the same time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Spirituality | 25 Comments