Perhaps the word "religion" itself is not synonymous with "spiritual". Some Christians dislike the word "religious", seeing it as meaning the mechanical, doctrinaire following of a routine (without a
#1, #2
Cavanaugh in those YouTube pieces argues for a 'level playing field' - which I understand to mean no single-faith state 'establishment' of any kind, and therefore no 'theocracy' either.
The not
Cavanaugh had a piece in a volume promoting Radical Orthdoxy which seemed to me to be a regressive pseudo-Augustinian radicalism that undercut the foundations of democracy.
Some of the people whose company I enjoy most are atheists, or at least claim to be. One is a close confidant. Like all human beings they are made in the image and likeness of God. They don’t nee
I’m not in the Limerick diocese but I noticed before its synod started that the Bishop emphasised the centrality of the teaching of the Church. It remains to be seen what will emerge from the Limer
Yet again, Seamus Ahearne puts clearly the position of many priests. We are asking too much of men who, having offered themselves to serve the community of the Church, find that not only is the load a
Is this death notice the result of 50 years of stonewalling, on the premise that "you don't change a winning team"? Is it now too late? The remnant had best reach out to the vital elements in Irish so
I heard a story many years ago. I don't know whether it happened, but this is it.
A woman came to confession and said, "Father, I haven't been at Mass for two years. I've been looking after my son at
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Is ‘secularism’ just another ‘religion’?
January 27 2016Perhaps the word "religion" itself is not synonymous with "spiritual". Some Christians dislike the word "religious", seeing it as meaning the mechanical, doctrinaire following of a routine (without a
Is ‘secularism’ just another ‘religion’?
January 27 2016#1, #2 Cavanaugh in those YouTube pieces argues for a 'level playing field' - which I understand to mean no single-faith state 'establishment' of any kind, and therefore no 'theocracy' either. The not
Is ‘secularism’ just another ‘religion’?
January 27 2016Cavanaugh seems to be a fanatic who wants to renegotiate the entire culture of modern democracy and take us back to medieval theocracy.
Is ‘secularism’ just another ‘religion’?
January 27 2016Cavanaugh had a piece in a volume promoting Radical Orthdoxy which seemed to me to be a regressive pseudo-Augustinian radicalism that undercut the foundations of democracy.
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