Monthly Archives: March 2019

Stop eating meat

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Quentin

If, like me, you have ‘millennial’ granddaughters you will have encountered vegetarianism. What, several years ago, was regarded as an eccentricity has become common. And, more than common, it appears to carry moral overtones. It is no longer a simple … Continue reading →

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The word of God

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Quentin

I am fortunate to live in a big parish and, given that it includes a Jesuit house, we are certainly not short of clergy. Nor are we short of sermons. Some of these are excellent. Some turn out to be … Continue reading →

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Subsidiarity: Theory X versus Theory Y

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Quentin

Subsidiarity requires that what single individuals, using their own resources, can do of themselves, must not be removed and taken by higher authority.  We associate the development of the principle to the 1950s. It was realised that there were two … Continue reading →

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Democracy or Tyranny?

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Quentin

Perhaps we have all read, more than perhaps we wanted to, about clerical abuse and the summit of bishops led by Pope Francis , which ended on 24 February. So today I want to look at a more basic factor … Continue reading →

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