Page 11, 17th December 2004
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The Catholic Herald
BREAKING THE MOULD Cardinal waxes eloquent on nativity tableau Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor found the mot juste – “disrespectful” – in his superbly judged comments on Madame......
Snatching Victory
Archbishop Smith saves the day On Tuesday afternoon, amid scenes of risible chaos in the House of Commons, the Government appeared to change course half way through a debate......
Let The Spirit Flow
Try a cocktail of alcohol and theology “Theology on Tap”, a young-adult Catholic discussion group, looks very, very different in its American and Italian incarnations.......
50 Years Ago This Week
In Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday night the Cardinal Archbishop celebrated Pontifical High Mass for the 25th anniversary of the beatification by Pope Pius XI of 136 martyrs......
Pastor Iuventus
Would the Curé of Ars approve? I cannot move in my office for the Holy Family and assorted shepherds. There’s something curiously intimate about it. I don’t mean the Holy Family......
Letters To The Editor
Don’t belittle this sensible report From Mr and Mrs Paul Edwards SIR — We were very disappointed by the comments made in the last issue on the bishops’ statement on prisons. We......
Hidden Treasure
From Dr John Hogg SIR — Surely we have missed the obvious reason for the disastrous loss of reverence for the Blessed Sacrament today. The vast majority of Catholic churches are......
Humane Opinion
From Mr Terry Philpot SIR – There is an irony overlooked in your report (Oct 29) of Archbishop Vincent Nichols’s alleged support for the corporal punishment of children and his......
The Reality Is Far Worse Than The Statistics
From Fr Michael Clifton SIR — I am afraid that the report (Dec 10) on pastoral and population statistics of the Catholic Church is flawed and the real situation is far worse.......
Stepping Forward
From Mr John Armstrong SIR — Clive Baulch (Letters, Dec 3) is right to see Christians beginning to build a counter-culture to aggressive secularism. Firstly, I believe that we......
Evil Weed
From Canon Timothy Russ SIR — Civiltà Cattolica has spoken on smoking (report, Dec 10). “ Res finita est ”, I suppose. Maybe we may anticipate a similar word on snuff? Then the......
Faith And Reason
From Fr Paul Browne OSB SIR — Austen Ivereigh objects (Letters, Dec 10) to being described as “a liberal” if that means he puts “reason before faith”. As if there could ever be......