Monthly Archives: April 2011

I through a glass darkly

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Quentin

Writing about prayer, one contributor to Secondsightblog.net tells us that he finds himself unable to get behind the tangible “accidents”of the Eucharist – and through to the Real Presence. That doesn’t surprise me since faith is evidence of things not … Continue reading →

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How is your moral analysis?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Quentin

Several contributors to the Blog emphasise the importance of examining the Church’s moral teaching in the light of personal conscience. So I thought it might be interesting to post an example, and see whether everyone would support this teaching. And, … Continue reading →

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Learning to remember

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Quentin

‘White founts falling in the Courts of the sun, and the Soldan of Byzantium is smiling as they run.” I shot the first couplet of Chesterton’s Lepanto at my old friend. And he responded with a word-perfect quatrain. No, we … Continue reading →

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The illusion of freedom

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Quentin

From time to time we return to the question of free will. And rightly so. Without free will there is no possibility of moral choice and an important pillar of rational support for our belief in God is removed. So … Continue reading →

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