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Nov 16, 2023 · The aim of Catholic schools is to encourage the children also to develop their faith in God which we, like other Christians, believe was given at their baptism. Catholic pupils are prompted by ...
Peter and Paul, even Jesus Himself, conferring the holy orders. No bishop, priest or deacon in our Church is self-ordained or self-proclaimed; the authority comes from Jesus Himself and is guarded by the Church. The third reason I am a Catholic is because we believe in truth, an absolute, God-given truth.
Nov 8, 2011 · Helena Kennedy QC has become a standard bearer in the fight for women to become priests in the Catholic Church. It is, she says, an issue of justice and fairness. The ban on women priests is an ...
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The words of the “Our Father” — “thy will be done” — must be real for us. To commit suicide is to reject His “lordship” in our life. Therefore, objectively, suicide is a mortal sin. (Moreover, to help someone commit suicide is also a mortal sin.) Here though we must remember that for a sin to be mortal and cost someone salvation ...
Dr Gavin Ashenden is joined for this 46th episode of Merely Catholic, the podcast series for the Catholic Herald, by Ryan Christopher, the director of ADF UK, a faith-based legal advocacy organisation defending fundamental freedoms and human dignity. They discuss the rapid erosion of freedom of spe…
Our guest for this 83rd episode of Merely Catholic, the podcast series for the Catholic Herald, is Fr Michael Ward, the English literary critic and theologian and an internationally recognised expert on the writings of CS Lewis. Perhaps best known for his 2010 book Planet Narnia, Fr Ward is an assoc…
Father Dwight Longenecker returns to Merely Catholic for the tenth episode of the podcast series for the Catholic Herald, this time talking to Dr Gavin Ashenden about the English Catholic inheritance and what it means to both Britain and the world in the early 21st century.
