Monthly Archives: April 2014

Entia non sunt multiplicanda…

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Quentin

Last year Mr Tom Mcintyre produced this quote from the Blessed John Henry Newman (letter to Catholic Herald, 2 August): “Darwin’s theory need not be atheistical, be it true or not; it may simply be suggesting a larger idea of … Continue reading →

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The community of suffering

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Quentin

Good Friday and Easter Sunday are occasions when I become particularly aware of the Church as a community. We come together in front of the mystery of suffering, and the mystery of resurrection. Community carries the meaning of a diversity … Continue reading →

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Right and wrong for all?

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Quentin

Our regular contributor, Nektarios, has made a comment on “Three into one don’t go” which I summarise here: We have not touched on Christian ethics or the fact that over the last fifty years these have been largely abandoned by … Continue reading →

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Three into one won’t go

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Quentin

The idea of children born of three parents smacks of science fiction. We may well feel that, by comparison, minor tweaks in the DNA of the embryo are small beer. Yet it is a real and immediate prospect allowed by … Continue reading →

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