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Newman Was The Greatest Writer-apologist Of The Past 200...
From Mr John Cornwell SIR – In his review (July 16) of my book, Newman’s Unquiet Grave , Jack Carrigan notes that I describe Newman as “the ultimate selfabsorbed......
Day Of Brotherhood
From Sir Sigmund Sternberg SIR – Your featured debate on the current relevance of Nostra aetate is undoubtedly of value to the Catholic Church and its adherents (Feature, July......
Articles Of Faith Can Take Centuries To Define
From Mr Tom McIntyre SIR – Simon Reilly’s strange idea (Letter, July 9) that, because Church pronouncements on usury proved fallible I imply, illogically, that those on......
Footing The Bill
From Mr John McLorinan SIR – I feel times have radically changed. For the preparation of John Paul II’s visit, I had the privilege of representing my then diocese on the then......
Lennon’s Scream
From Mr Alan Frost SIR – Cardinal Pell is quite right to criticise the lyrics and comments of John Lennon that tried to undermine Christian belief (Report, uly 23). I speak as a......
Self-evident Truths
From Mrs Daphne McLeod SIR – I was surprised to see Hugh David’s report (School Board, July 9) entitled “The bishop is mistaken”. Could it possibly be that it should have read......
We Lose Servers When They Become Teenagers
From Mr Anthony Hofler SIR – In a recent edition of the Redemptorists’ weekly sheet, Sunday Plus , there is an item attributed to a former national president of the Young......
Clearing Away The Myths About My Patron
From Mr Christopher Keeffe SIR – I read with interest your article about whether St Christopher is still a saint (Feature, July 16). The myth of his de-canonisation followed on......
A Model For Our Engagement With Islamists
From Mr John Macfarlane SIR – I was deeply moved by Fr Martin McGee’s account (Feature, July 2) of the heroism of Christian de Chergé and his fellow monks who suffered martyrdom......
The Glamour Of War
From Mr Kevin Healy SIR – I thought the day was long gone when the headmaster of St Bede’s would invite members of the Army to visit the school as part of its ongoing......
Public Relations Blunders Leave The Faithful Confused
T he Catholic Church was back in the headlines last week and, as is so often the case these days, the headlines made depressing reading. Put briefly, the Vatican issued updates......
A Promising Appointment
A s the Vatican wound up for its long summer holiday Benedict XVI made a series of strikingly imaginative appointments to senior Church positions. This week he made another. He......
Catholic Dilemmas I Am Confused About The Practice Of...
Masses for particular intention. Surely at every Mass we pray for all the living and the dead? Are Mass intentions one of those medieval practices that would be better dropped?......