Page 4, 24th August 1984

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`setting An Edge To The Sword'

IN 1414, the Bohemian heretical reformer, John Thisk, was persuaded to attend the Council of Constance to defend his beliefs and was given safe-conduct for his journey there. He......

Regarding Your Report, July 13, Which Stated That The Bma

conference in Manchester backed a statement by me, as Chairman of the Central Ethical Committee, to the effect that "if doctors refused to supply the pill or give guidance on......

From The Bishop Of Hexham And Newcastle.

REGARDING Medjugorje, I have no wish to stifle the Holy Spirit, as some of your correspondents seem to think, but rather to see the growth of true devotion to Our Blessed Lady',......

A Gift Of Tongues

FEE fi fo fum zigga zagga powee. Gifted, or not being gifted as Cardinal Suenens admits, with the gift of tongues, I will clearly be understood to be saying as it "is the......

Teacher's Challenge

ALTHOUGH John Collins Aug. 10, quite rightly stresses the challenge facing Catholic schools, I feel it necessary to take issue with the pessimistic and unenthusiastic attitude......

Educational Decay

IN THE wake of the discussion on Mr. Biddulph's letter re teaching in Catholic Schools, (as an ex-seminarian of eight years experience of a missionary college in the mid-1950's)......

This Welt Er Of Woe

"DURING the past year, with the express purpose of helping to shape a consistent ethic of life in our culture, I have been exploring the linkages among a range of human life......

Ivf Morally Wrong

IN THE discussion on the Warnock Report it is some comfort to see that even many secular voices do notice the many inconsistencies in the report. All voices, however, seem to be......

Question Box

Fr Are banns of marriage necessary nowadays? J.R. INASFAR as marriage is a public community event as well as concerning the partners, banns seem the proper thing. And inasfar as......