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Casti Connubii – Defending Catholic Matrimony from Attack – Part 5

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This article is available for download. You can download it and print it for private use and for private sharing but it cannot be reproduced in any other publication. To download a print copy click here – Casti Connubii – Part 5 Pope Pius XI continues expounding Catholic Church teaching on the goods of marriage. He is still speaking about the good of indissolubility. “And if this stability seems... Read More

A Catholic’s Analysis Of Exclusion – Part 2

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(The first article in this series can be read here – A Catholic’s Analysis Of Exclusion – Part 1. The lettering in this article has been changed from how it was initially published to reflect that it follows on from Part 1) May it be emphasised that in the exercise of his supreme authority a Pope instructed all Catholics to anathematise (exclude) purveyors of errors which he listed. Nearly... Read More

Casti Connubii – Defending Catholic Matrimony from Attack – Part 4

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This article is available for download. You can download it and print it for private use and for private sharing but it cannot be reproduced in any other publication. To download a print copy click here – Casti Connubii – Part 4 In the last article on this great encyclical ‘Casti Connubii’, Pope Pius XI began to look at one of the most contentious issues for many Catholic women... Read More

A Catholic’s Analysis Of Exclusion – Part 1

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When Donald Trump’s policy of building a wall along the U. S. – Mexico border was in the news, Pope Francis was reported to have advocated a contrary policy of (metaphorically) building bridges. Probably His Holiness would not have needed to ponder for long before realising that each of those alternatives is useful in appropriate circumstances. It depends on the desired purpose. Bridges facilitate access, and walls facilitate security,... Read More

Giving (And Not Giving) Catholicism Political Effect

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Many years ago, the BBC showed “By The People – The Election of Barack Obama,” a documentary film of the campaign which culminated in his becoming the United States’ President. While watching the film, I was aware of questions, lessons, and/or potentialities arising from the election of a man who, according to commentators, approved of abortion. For as long as I can remember during the period since abortion became... Read More

Casti Connubii – Defending Catholic Matrimony from Attack – Part 3

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This article is available for download. You can download it and print it for private use and for private sharing but it cannot be reproduced in any other publication. To download a print copy click here – Casti Connubii – Part 3 Pope Pius XI now turns his attention to the second blessing of marriage which is conjugal faith. “The second blessing of matrimony which We said was mentioned... Read More

Joy Despite Adversity – Part 2

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If considered from a religious ‘angle,’ celebration of Christmas is logical. Celebrating the commencement of a new year seems utterly illogical, but probably that fact is of no concern to people who do so (‘Why allow rationality to thwart fun?’).      Joy has, undoubtedly, a natural capacity for being attractive and ‘infectious,’ which ‘explains’ New Year’s Night’s euphoria in ignorance of what the new year will bring. Instead of attributing... Read More

Joy Despite Adversity – Part 1

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As each Christmas approaches, encouragements to joyfulness increase. Because joy is enjoyable, the encouragements seem to encounter no adverse reactions, even if they are at odds with matters which weigh on people’s minds. Various factors can induce joy, and it is not mere cynicism to believe that most of the joyfulness each December has no consciously-religious ‘root’. Try an amateur test of that belief. ‘Engineer’ a brief chat with... Read More