Monthly Archives: February 2019

Human flourishing

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Quentin

Before he was elected pope, Joseph Ratzinger spoke of Socrates as “in a certain respect the prophet of Jesus Christ”. He saw him as a philosopher who was concerned with the fundamental questions of whether man alone sets standards for … Continue reading →

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Who knows?

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Quentin

There has been considerable discussion over the last year or two concerning the question of admitting Catholics in a second marriage to the Eucharist. I summarise this by the statement of Pope Francis in 2016: In his September 5, 2016 … Continue reading →

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Have I made a mistake?

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Quentin

Why is the first paragraph of this column so important? That is easy to answer. If the first paragraph sounds sufficiently interesting you are more likely to read on. And, providing that your interest continues as we get into the … Continue reading →

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PJFT

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Quentin

Prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance – the classical cardinal virtues. They read well but their old fashioned names allow us to leave them in the back of our minds. So it might be useful to look at some of the … Continue reading →

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Finishing Finnis

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Quentin

In a recent blog we were discussing the case of Professor Finnis and homosexuality. It brought us up to the question of Natural Law. So let’s try to remind ourselves of what we know about this. The concept of Natural … Continue reading →

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