Page 11, 8th June 2007
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True Martyrdom In Iraq
The terrorists might think they can kill our bodies or our spirit by frightening us, but, on Sundays, churches are always full. They may try to take our life. but the Eucharist......
A Timely Denunciation
In his passionate denunciation of abortion last week, Cardinal Keith O'Brien of St Andrews and Edinburgh reminded us of his unforgettable predecessor, Thomas Winning. Abortion......
My Teenage Child Does Not Want To Go To Mass Anymore. How...
For good Catholic parents it can be very upsetting to see a teenage child lose the faith and we should not belittle the sadness that this causes. It can happen for various......
Pastor Iinentus
Moving Providence in a sudden death T his week provided a rather beautiful sequel to the story of the unidentified man whom I attended a couple of weeks ago. This was a man who......
Should Westminster Cathedral Stage The Singing Of The 99...
From Mr Simon Grainger......
Sir How Mean-minded And Beastly We Catholics Are. The Angry
response to Westminster Cathedral's decision to host a singing of the 99 names of Allah (Report, June 1) was distressing. Some had understandable worries that the church would......
From Ms Daphne Mcleod Sir I Am Astonished To Read
(Report, June 1) that Westminster Cathedral is going to be desecrated by the solemn singing of the 99 names of the Muslim deity "Allah". For one thing, the Cathedral has been......
From Dr Joe Seferta Sir A Few Months Ago I
wrote a letter expressing my shock at the way Islamist demonstrators intimidated Catholic worshippers at Westminster Cathedral while holding hate-filled antiCatholic placards.......
Amnesty Defence
From Ms K Madden SIR I am writing with regard to your article on Amnesty International (Al) and abortion (Report, June I). I think it a great shame that such a fantastic......
Time To Take On The Environmentalist Creed
From the director of the department for pastoral affairs of the Diocese of Westminster SIR It was edifying to see the view of Robin Aitken (Comment, June I), especially as he......
From Mr Otto Marre Sir Having Taken A Keen Interest
in the subject of global warming from a very young age, I was delighted to read . Robin Aitken's piece. He revisits the idea that environmentalism is fast becoming a secular......
From Miss Eliza Mean Sir I Was Very Pleased To
read Robin Aitken's well-balanced piece on green fanaticism. I don't think I have ever read such a good article on climate change. While he successfully dismissed green......
From Mr Giles Erulin Sir As A Scare-mongering Green, I
took offence at being dismissed as a fanatic by Robin Aitken. Those of us who are desperately worried about the future of this planet are not "conjuring up dark phantasms", but......
What About Novena?
From Miss Ruth Yendell SIR In the ongoing debate about celebrating Ascension Day on the nearest Sunday, nobody seems to have noticed that, in doing so, we are undermining the......
Absurd Claim
From Mrs Francine Drake-Smith SIR The article about the Colombian priest who praised the singer Madonna (News, June 1) shocked me immensely. How anyone could think that the......