Monthly Archives: May 2018

The control of life

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Quentin

From time to time I describe in this column some new discoveries related to human life. They are often techniques that raise significant moral questions, and which have potential good and bad outcomes. I think it is important for Catholics … Continue reading →

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For the love of God

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Quentin

Yes, most of us heard or read Bishop Curry’s sermon at the Royal Wedding. And if we ask the real message he wanted to give, it can be summed up in just a few words. We must discover the power … Continue reading →

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Holy atheists

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Quentin

I haven’t heard much about Richarf Dawkins recently. You will remember his many publications including The God Delusion, which I reviewed for the Catholic Herald. It resulted in a discussion of nearly 30,000 words on his website (which I summarised … Continue reading →

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Words, words, words

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Quentin

It was the custom, and perhaps remains so today, to name the senior class at a Jesuit school as Rhetoric. This proclaimed the classical view that rhetorical skills were needed by anyone who intended to be of substance in the … Continue reading →

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RU a cannibal?

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Quentin

Are you a cannibal? You might very well be. Imagine that you happen to belong to a cannibal tribe. You have been taught from infancy that the only way to secure the tribe is to eat its enemies. Doing so … Continue reading →

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