We begin Lent on Wednesday 13th February (Editor: that was the case, then. This year, we begin on Feb 18th). The liturgy of the day presents us with a proposal that is simple, direct and personal, as it needs to penetrate the many habits and convictions in that jungle of defences and mistrust which, consciously or unconsciously, we construct: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.”…… Continue reading “Scent of a Woman”
Month: February 2015
The Value of Marriage: Tobias and Sarah (Tobit 8: 4 – 8)
As part of the preparation for the next phase of the Synod on Marriage and Family, the bishops left Rome after the first phase last October, with the instruction to hear more from their people about their actual experience of family and marriage. In the UK, the bishops of England and Wales have chosen to…… Continue reading The Value of Marriage: Tobias and Sarah (Tobit 8: 4 – 8)
Conscience: The Catholic Way to Choose the Good.
For lgbt Catholics, and many other Christians, one of the most pressing and agonising dilemmas they face, is that of reconciling what they know to be the truth of their sexuality or gender identity, and church teaching. For Catholics in particular, the top – line response should be easy – “Follow your conscience”. The primacy…… Continue reading Conscience: The Catholic Way to Choose the Good.