Category Archives: Scripture

How odd of God…

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Quentin

Around the world there are a large number of different denominations. They vary in their intensity and in their moral principles. Which do you think is the strangest of all? I have come across one which befuddles me. They worship … Continue reading →

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What do you know about Noah?

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Quentin

This week I want some help please: I am planning eventually to write a full column in the Catholic Herald on the truth of the Bible. Let me give you an example. The story, starting in Genesis 5, of Noah … Continue reading →

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Are you conscientious?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Quentin

While the idea of conscience has always been important in the Church, it is certainly much more emphasised in recent times. I would date this from Vatican II when its importance was clearly described. But of course it has always … Continue reading →

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Original Sin re-visited

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Quentin

A number of years ago I had my own website. It no longer exists because it cannot be hosted through my current internet provider. But I was looking through the old files this week when I came across the page … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis on the wane?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Quentin

It’s all a bit confusing isn’t it? The honeymoon with Pope Francis may be drawing to a close. Many of us have been inspired by his character, his teachings and his actions. But is he going too far? We have … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Pope Francis, Scripture | 67 Comments

Just five hundred years

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Quentin

Any one familiar with Luther’s 95 Theses, and who are aware of the history of the times, would agree that the Catholic Church needed substantial reformation. Its power over the secular world and its greedy financial appetite were inexcusable. And … Continue reading →

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God’s truth

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Quentin

This week I am returning to a subject which we looked at some years ago. I do so because we have had some interesting recent discussions on the behaviour of God on aspects of grace, faith, judgment and redemption. It … Continue reading →

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Adam and Eve and Pinch-me-tight

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Quentin

In discussing Pope for a day our respected contributor, John Candido, started a post with the sentence “The doctrine of original sin has to be removed from the church’s doctrines and replaced with a more realistic understanding of human frailty … Continue reading →

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Pope for a day

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Quentin

I run a philosophy group (under the auspices of the University of the Third Age) which meets fortnightly. The majority of its 10 members are best described as agnostic. Last year I posed for them this question: If you were … Continue reading →

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The breath of life

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Quentin

From time to time I read about the grand mystics like Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross. And I have a picture in my mind of these great souls sitting quietly while the Holy Spirit fills them. … Continue reading →

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