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Turning Assisted Suicide Into A Tick-box Judgment
T he Law Lords were unwise to require the Director of Public Prosecutions to set out the criteria he would apply in deciding whether to prosecute those who assist a suicide. He......
An Oasis Of Religion-lite
S ecular humanists have lost their long battle to win a slot on Radio Four’s Thought for the Day , the tiny slice of religion that the BBC imposes on listeners to the Today......
Letters To The Editor
It’s as if we no longer believe the young are capable of virtue From Fr John Cahill SIR – Regarding the opinion expressed in your leading article (November 13), it does indeed......
Liturgical Anomalies
From Fr Gary Dickson SIR – While accepting the orthodoxy and validity of the 1970 Rite, and declaring that both contain the same sacrifice and are worthy of attendance if......
A Pressing Problem
From director of education and development of the Archdiocese of Riga SIR – Last week’s article (Catholic Life, November 13) has brought a need to clarify a couple of points.......
Freemasons Are Not Hostile To The Church
From the grand secretary of the United Grand Lodge of England SIR – The United Grand Lodge of England was saddened to learn of the article by Fr Ashley Beck (Features, October......
The Bishop Must Defend Homeschooling
From Mrs Michelle Scott SIR – We have been a home-educating family for getting on for five years now. The philosophical basis of our education here is Charlotte Mason’s gentle......
Don’t Attack The Church You Are Leaving
From Mr Jack Pigden SIR – The news that children’s author G P Taylor is in the process of leaving the Anglican Church to become a Roman Catholic (Report, November 13) will no......
Fighting Depression
From Mrs Julie Maurice SIR – James Le Fanu’s article (October 11) concerning anti-depressant pills is astute and to the point and of particular relevance to our Christian......
A Touchy Pagan Deity
From Mr Tom McIntyre SIR – Fr Leo Chamberlain’s wise, pacific letter (Letters, November 6) on the liturgy ends strangely: “I am getting impatient for the availability of better......
Aisle Spirituality
From Mr Francis Reilly SIR – I found it moving in a large Sainsbury’s store last Sunday at 11am to be among so many people respectfullly observing a complete silence and......
Viii Prayer Listens To The Fluent Diction Of An Inner...
This is from a collection of 52 poems entitled Prayer published in pamphlet by Impress (156), 95 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1BZ. Please send your address and £5 in stamps......