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This Is Where The Renewal Of The Church Truly Begins
I n a pastoral letter read out in churches last weekend Archbishop Vincent Nichols pinpointed the precise moment at which the renewal of the Catholic Church in England and Wales......
A Great Cloud Of Holy Smoke
O tto Herschan, the Austrian-born former managing director of this newspaper who died this week, is remembered for many things – but perhaps for nothing so much as his......
Long May There Be Both Good And Bad Music For The Liturgy
From Mr Nick Young SIR – Does James MacMillan (Comment, July 8) really think the Blessed John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music will end bad church music? While not......
Days Of Devotion
From Fr Andrew Byrne SIR – I was delighted with Fr Julian Shurgold’s proposals (Letter, July 1) regarding Holy Days and, given the times we are in, would welcome the suggestion......
Soulless Funerals
From Mr Stuart Sexton SIR – In a Requiem Mass (or Funeral Mass, as some now describe it) our prime purpose is to pray for the soul of the deceased. It follows from our faith......
Help Us In Our Efforts To Support The Christians Of The...
From Peter Rand, national vice-chairman of the Friends of the Holy Land SIR – The Lambeth Conference on July 18-19 is a wonderful opportunity to raise the profile of the......
Drinking Nothing But Water On Fridays Is Better Than...
From Fr Kenneth Payne SIR – When the law regarding Friday abstinence from meat was lifted some years ago, the laity were consulted. This ruling has now been reversed by our......
Pessimism Is Deadly
From Mrs Dominica Roberts SIR – It is both incorrect and dangerous for Baroness Neuberger to say that the laws which protect the vulnerable against assisted suicide will......
I Prefer The Extraordinary Form But Don’t Call Me A...
From Dr Joseph Marshall SIR – Is it perhaps time that we stopped defining those who attend the Extraordinary Form of the Mass as “traditionalists”? People are drawn to the......
Raising A Smile
From Mrs Nan Whitehouse SIR – I certainly found Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith’s article, “Yes to fake tans, but no to nose jobs” (July 1), most uplifting. Yours faithfully, NAN......