Page 11, 16th November 2007
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The Catholic Herald
Established 1888 Legalising brothels would send out the wrong message A s we report this week, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Crispian Hollis, has lent cautious support to......
A Greater Battle Lies Ahead
T here is a strikingly defensive tone to many of our bishops' responses to the Motu Proprio freeing the traditional Mass. Instead of welcoming the Holy Father's initiative as a......
Sights On The Premiership
T he monks of Mount St Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire might not have the riches of Roman Abramovich, but when teenagers on one of the Midlands' most deprived estates needed a......
Can A Catholic Have Recourse To Acupuncture? Several Of My
parishioners have reported improvements in their physical well-being and I am unsure what advice to give them. Traditional Chinese medical understands pain and illness to be......
The Church Was Caught Unprepared By Campaigners For Abortion
From Mr Bernard Cartwright SIR — Your recent feature (October 26) about the onslaught of the Abortion Law Reform Association (ALRA) 40 years ago and the Catholic response to it......
All This Bureaucrazy
From Fr Michael Clifton SIR — Frank Swarbrick's suggestion (Letters, November 9) that the number of dioceses in this country could be reduced is in principle an excellent idea.......
A Balanced History
From Mr F Kristian Girling SIR — Mary Kenny (November 2) notes that there has been no balanced history of the Spanish Civil War. However, I would highly recommend The Last......
Taking A Robust Stance On Eu Secularism
From Dr Gregory Slysz SIR — It is intriguing, if somewhat exasperating, that the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) is appealing to the......
The Black Legend And The Golden Age
From Fr John McCallion CC SIR — While the film may have historical limitations (Letters, November 9) let us not forget the scene from the first film Elizabeth where she gazes......
Slight Confusions
From Dr Scott Hahn SIR — Many thanks to Edward Pentin for his thoughtful profile of me, my wife and my work (Interview, November 3). Please allow me to make a small......
Finding Bernadette
From Mr Anthony McGinty SIR — I think it highly unlikely that the remains of St Bernadette will be returned to Lourdes in light of recent events (Letters, November 2). On May 27......
A Two-poem Poet
From Mrs J C Bretherton SLR — After reading Fr Paul Hurley's very interesting and welcome piece about Francis Thompson (November 9), I took up Appendix H ("hymns & poems") in my......
Pastor Riventus
Rekindling piety among the young I t was an exceptionally busy weekend, with two evenings taken up with World Youth Day preparations. We had a quiz night at the primary school......