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We May Have Martyrs Yet Under The Mugabe Regime
Leaving to one side its magnificent corpus of social teaching, the Church has been wary of entering directly into politics, and courting direct political confrontation. A......
The Politics Of Immigration
It was uplifting to see London's bishops standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the city's poorest inhabitants at the Mass in support of migrant workers at Westminster Cathedral on......
A Loss For The Church
Anyone who heard Bishop John Crowley preach at the funeral of Cardinal Basil Hume will feel a twinge of sadness at the news that the bishop is retiring 10 years early. On that......
I Find That I Am Becoming Increasingly Upset By The
liturgy in my parish. Is it all right for me to go to another parish? The Catholic author Christopher Derrick once said: "A liturgist is a man sent by God so that in times when......
Pastor Luventus
Bearing new life in my hands N o sooner is the new surgical wing not quite finished than they are building again at the hospital this time a new cancer wing. The only tangible......
From Dr John Newton Sir I Am A Little Surprised
to find that moves to liberalise the use of the "Tridentine" Mass have raised concerns that it contains anti-Semitic material. Several commentators have identified the prayer......
From The Chief Executive Of The Council Of Christians And
Jews SIR It is, as you rightly note (Leading article, May 4), a first principle of dialogue that one expects a difference of opinion. That Christianity is essentially a......
Ill-informed Attack
From Christine M Fletcher SIR As one of the "poor parishioners" of Fr Paul Maddison I would like to defend him against the illinformed attack of David Gifford (Letters, May 4).......
Why We Need Limbo
From Mr Henry Ashcroft SIR The Bishop of Leeds was once answering questions from university students on television. He asked one of them if he believed in original sin and the......
From Fr John Mcintyre Sir John Medlin's Attack On Your
contributors for resorting to the use of "their" and "them" when they required an adjective or pronoun which would refer to both sexes is surely misdirected. The usage has for......
From Pastor Luventus Siri Am Thrilled To Hear From John
Medlin (Letters, May 4) that the Holy Father reads my column. I had no idea! I will, of course, watch my p's and q's much more carefully in future. As for the rest of Mr......
Elegant Simplicity
From Mr Peter Sawyer SIRIn my own mind there is a growing concern that there are certain individuals and groups within the Church who wish to impose on the rest of ordinary......
A Piece Of Truth
From Mr Rodger Germany SIR What a fantastic, far-hitting piece of truth Pastor luventus wrote in his column this week (May 4). At last someone has the courage to point out all......
Catholics Have Always Misheard The Mass
From Joyce Russell SIRI do so agree with Canon O'Sullivan (Letters, May 4) in his remarks about the pronunciation of "dew " and "Jew". Was it not ever thus, though? I remember......