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Editorial: Courage as we look ahead
Editorial:
08.01.20
Courage as we look ahead
It is not going to be easy being a Catholic bishop or priest in the Britain of the next few years. The combination of ignorance – most of the rising generation in Britain have very little first-hand knowledge or experience of the Christian faith – and of prejudice, in a social climate increasingly alert to the glee of denouncing anyone possibly guilty of having violated the rules of political correctness, make for a grim atmosphere.
John Henry Newman
Article:
08.01.20
The canonisation of St John Henry Newman was the major event for the Church in Britain in 2019. To mark Newman’s birthday (February 21st) FAITH magazine reprints here the feature by HRH the Prince of Wales in L’Osservatore Romano to mark the canonisation.
Relationships and Sex Education: an alternative view
Editorial:
08.01.20
Relationships and Sex Education: an alternative view
Louise Kirk highlights important developments in education policy
Discovering the churches of Trastevere
Article:
08.01.20
Discovering the churches of Trastevere
More British people than ever before now visit Rome. Donato Tallo invites pilgrims to explore the Eternal City.
In Trastevere, medieval meets the modern day: historical architecture, horticultural beauty, culinary delights, stunning churches, cobbled streets and Romanesque landmarks jostle with shops and cafes and bars.
OBITUARY - Dr William Oddie
Article:
08.01.20
OBITUARY - Dr William Oddie
FAITH magazine reports with sadness the death of long-time contributor Dr William Oddie. We send our condolences to his wife Conny and the family.
Interview A response to a call – and a look ahead
Article:
08.01.20
Interview
A response to a call – and a look ahead
Joanna Bogle talks to Fr Christopher Pearson at the Ordinariate and parish church at The Borough, London Bridge
Holloway on… Jesus: The Self-Conscious Manifestation of God - Part 1
Article:
08.01.20
Holloway on… Jesus: The Self-Conscious Manifestation of God - Part 1
Edward Holloway
In dialogue once with hostile scribes Jesus Christ asked “How can the theologians (scribes) say that the Christ is the son of David, for David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit calls him Lord. How then is he his son?” And they were not able to answer him. (1) For Jewish tradition, with magnificent truth, forbade any king, however high, to accept the title of “Lord” from his father. Out of the life of his father came his own life in subjection. His father was forever his Lord. The Holy Spirit, author and vindicator of the Law, inspirer of the Holy Writ, would not belie his own ordinance. They could not answer him. St. Paul gives the answer, almost as if the question had been put to him: “And to them (the Israelites) belong the patriarchs, and of them the Christ, according to the flesh; the same being God over all things, blessed for ever and ever.” (2) The Son of God made Son of Man has two sources of generation, one from eternity, the other from David, through Mary Virgin, in time. Only by his Self-Revelation could the Son of God reveal the meaning of the Spirit whose words are the prophecy in sacred scripture.
Book Review: How nice is God?
Article:
08.01.20
Book Review: How nice is God?
God is Not Nice. Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living For by Ulrich L. Lehner, Ave Maria Press, 146pp, £11.43
reviewed by William Massie
Book Review: Tolkien as theologian and philosopher
Article:
08.01.20
Book Review: Tolkien as theologian and philosopher
The Flame Imperishable - Tolkien, St. Thomas, and the Metaphysics of Faerie by Jonathan S. McIntosh, Angelico Press, 306pp, £15.50
reviewed by Robert Asch
Book Review: How not to write about evangelisation
Article:
08.01.20
Book Review: How not to write about evangelisation
Millennial Missionaries - How a Group of Young Catholics is Trying to Make Catholicism Cool by Katherine Dugan, Oxford University Press, 185pp, £22.99
reviewed by Lucy de Vregille
Book Review: Making a Marian Garden
Article:
08.01.20
Book Review: Making a Marian Garden
A Garden for Our Lady by Felicity Surridge, Gracewing, 97pp, £9.99
reviewed by Ella Preece