Monthly Archives: November 2011

The ethics of the situation

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Quentin

In my last column I looked, albeit briefly, at the state of authority in the Church in the light of a new book, The Crisis of Authority in Catholic Modernity (OUP). This week I want to at least glance at … Continue reading →

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The apostolate of the blog

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Quentin

Here is an idea – and I am inviting as many of you as possible to take part. I call it the Apostolate of the Blog. Like many of you, I need to keep in touch with popular opinion, particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 39 Comments

The Church in our time – authority

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Quentin

The multifarious changes in the Catholic Church from Vatican II to the present can be understood through different approaches. Pope Benedict famously chose the opposing hermeneutics of discontinuity and reform. This was fertile and enlightening. But a new and substantial … Continue reading →

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Well – fair?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Quentin

A fortnight ago, under the title of What Trevor told me, we had some excellent contributions on thoughts which people have found valuable. But another occurred to me as I watched The Future State of Welfare led by John Humphrys, … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 58 Comments