Monthly Archives: February 2015

People like us

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Quentin

I imagine that most of us in our youth were taught that we should keep in good company. The reason was clear: good company would influence us towards virtue, bad company would do the opposite. But the company we keep … Continue reading →

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On your knees

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Quentin

When was your last Confession? We are all aware that the habit of regular Confession has much reduced over the last forty years or so. At one time it was common for active Catholics to go to Confession frequently. Like … Continue reading →

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Rhyme or Reason

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Quentin

“Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.” said Lord Macaulay. He was right. The sound mind is concerned with common-sense, logic, empirical facts and calculated probabilities. It has no … Continue reading →

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The best of intentions

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Quentin

Let me tell you a story. I have been a lifetime smoker. Occasionally I tried to cut down, or to take smoking breaks for a period, but basically I wanted to smoke and – despite all the evidence – I … Continue reading →

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