Page 5, 10th December 1976
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Arundel, A Church Restored
THE Cathedral of Our Lady and St Philip at Arundel has been restored to its former glory. Bishop Bowen, of Arundel and Brighton appealed for £250,000 in September, 1974. Now,......
The Crucifix Is Not An Old Tradition
It may come as a shock to realise that the crucifix is the least ancient of altar furnishings. The crucifix as we know it today dates only from the fifteenth century, when it......
Christians And Arrogance
was interested in your report of November 12 of the opposition to the plans of the Franciscans to build a church at Capernaum. Without knoWing all the background, it may be......
Work For The Future
As Catholics we arc very good at attending rallies and signing petitions — especially for the Society For the Protection of Unborn Children — because we know it is a worthy......
A Home For All Nations
MI Basil Rooke-Ley's letter of December 3 headed "Are Catholics often racialists?" made me, as a .lea, baptised and confirmed a Indic, immediately answer "No" surely because of......
The Road To Peace
It was heartening to see so much support for the Peace Rally. The TV newscaster cornmented very appositely: "The question now is, where do we go from here?" Surely the most......
Fr Crehan Replies
Whatever Archbishop Lefebvre may have said privately to Mr Davies (November 26) on his recent visit, his public answer to Michael Charlton s television question: "You have......
Long Stay Homes Are The Real Need
While full of admiration for Elizabeth FitzRoy (December 3) and the work done through her Homes, I cannot help but feel that her reasoning with regard to the Southwark......
Mourning Missalettes
What a pity that we cannot have the Missalettes any more — the handy six-page sheet giving the detail of the Sunday Mass and the words of three hymns. We never sang the latter......
Communion
I do not share the consternation felt by some over the proposal to permit Anglicans to receive Holy Communion in Catholic churches. The fact is that many Anglicans believe in......
Iron Rule
I was surprised that a lawyer like Mr Norman St John-Stevas should make (December 3) an unqualified statement that "the law should be obeyed." The Catholic Church has always......
O Not Give In On Celibacy
Your article "New Role for priests in 2000 (November 26) states that, in the future, it may be possible to accept married people into the priesthood. Although I am new to the......
No Mercy
feel I must protest about one point in Mgr Bruce Kent's letter of December 3. I certainly agree that we should make a stand against victimisation of prisoners, but I do not......
Anglicans And Women Priests
I am asking for a space in your columns to express a view which is held by a considerable number of Anglican clergy and laity concerning the ordination of women priests. As you......
Utopian Dreams
Allow me to make two brief observations to Robert Nowell's report (November 26) on the Ten Propositions of the Churches' Unity Commission. I'he covenant envisaged by the Ten......
Message To The Troubled
Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3 and Philippians 4:Joy in the Lord Both the first two readings are about joy, and the Sunday is called Gantlet( Sunday from the first word, of......