Monthly Archives: July 2014

Getting physical

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Quentin

Have you come across the term ‘physicalism’ related to moral questions? I understand it to refer to the imperatives indicated by our biology. A simple example would be the question of certain homosexual acts which stand condemned as a disordered … Continue reading →

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Some of my best friends are Muslim

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Quentin

Some of my best friends are Muslims. So I was glad to read of the respect we should have for them and their beliefs, as outlined by Pope Francis in Evangelium Gaudium. But many people have a serious concern about … Continue reading →

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Miaow

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Quentin

I could hear my wife’s voice in the kitchen. She was clearly speaking firmly to a neighbour, or perhaps a tradesman. But I was wrong – she was speaking to a cat, and explaining to her with some firmness, the … Continue reading →

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Lust for power

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Quentin

Will Pope Francis be successful in his mission to reform the Church so that it can approach more closely its vocation to be The Mystical Body of Christ? I emphasised, in my last column on this subject, the essential need … Continue reading →

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St Joseph — our friend

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Quentin

St Joseph has been a contributor to this Blog for most of its life. She has contributed frequently and vigorously – she likes nothing better than a good argument. And throughout she has been an inspiring example of a Catholic … Continue reading →

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Faith in the school

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Quentin

I am a champion of Catholic faith schools. My only reservation is that too many of my friends report that so few of their children, or grandchildren, enter their adult lives as believing and practising Catholics. However today I want … Continue reading →

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