In our fourth CV Connect Webinar we were joined by Dr Austen Ivereigh, one of the leading interpreters of the Francis papacy and a British Catholic writer journalist and commentator. Austen is also one of the founders of Catholic Voices and his bestselling biography is: The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope (2015). His latest book is titled Wounded Shepherd: Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church (2019).
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In recent weeks, alarming reports have emerged about how groups of vulnerable patients have been asked, via a letter or a phone call by their GP, to sign a Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) notice/order. This has resulted in justified outrage, with family members distraught at the idea their loved one is being asked to ‘sacrifice themselves’ for someone deemed more worthy of treatment, and others claiming it’s ‘legal eugenics made to sound like euthanasia’…
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“I’ve always been the kind of person who has a discussion about their faith, says thank you and waves goodbye… and then will spend the next two weeks thinking about how witty and convincing I could have been. I’ve listed some of the lessons I’ve learnt during my four years with Catholic Voices – may my shortcomings help you grow!”
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In our third CV Connect Webinar we were joined by Meg Hunter-Kilmer, a cradle Catholic and revert to the Faith, who credits her reversion to a grace-filled Confession, and what she calls the supreme logic of Catholic doctrine. She has a bachelor's and a master's degree in theology from the University of Notre Dame. Five years into her career as a religion teacher she quit her job, packed up everything into the boot of her car, and then set off driving around the country as a full-time missionary. You can find out more about her at her blog Pierced Hands.
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In our second CV Connect Webinar we were joined by Br Richard Hendrick OFMCap, author of the poem ‘Lockdown’ (a poem about the coronavirus pandemic which has been shared over 50k times). In this webinar, which took place live on Monday 30th March, Br Richard shared practical tips in the art of self isolation and how Christians should respond to this current crisis with prayer and creativity.
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In our very first CV Connect Webinar we were joined by Fr. Conor McDonough OP. This webinar took place right after the UK went into full lockdown (23rd March) and in it Fr Conor talked about how the the Church should ‘seize the digital continent’, whether the Bishops were right in cancelling public Masses and what St Thomas Aquinas would have understood by spiritual communion.
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In recent weeks, alarming reports have emerged about how groups of vulnerable patients have been asked, via a letter or a phone call by their GP, to sign a Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) notice/order. This has resulted in justified outrage, with family members distraught at the idea their loved one is being asked to ‘sacrifice themselves’ for someone deemed more worthy of treatment, and others claiming it’s ‘legal eugenics made to sound like euthanasia’…
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From the inception of the Government’s efforts to contain COVID-19 by the creation of extraordinary emergency powers and civil contingencies, the abortion lobby have seized the chance to further their agenda of making abortion practice more and more permissive, and undermining the few right-to-life protections for unborn children, and pregnant mothers, that exist in UK law…
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The acquittal of Cardinal George Pell by Australia’s High Court this week was greeted with jubilation by many, and with a mixture of dismay, scorn, and anger by many others; for the former, the unanimous decision to quash all charges against the cardinal was a simple case of justice being done, whereas for the latter it seemed that a powerful man had won out over the pleas of victims.
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In the middle of March this year we were hearing a lot about the COVID-19 virus and its effects abroad, but it all seemed a little academic. Then within the space of about a week, we went from taking more stringent hygiene precautions to being completely unable to attend Mass in our churches. This had a dramatic effect on the life of our parish.
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Hardly had Catholics in England and Wales accepted the new reality of Masses being celebrated behind closed doors than the bishops of England and Wales announced that churches would be closed even outside of service times, preventing the faithful from praying privately there.
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Westminster’s Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said that to help protect priests and people during the coronavirus epidemic, churches in England and Wales are preparing to suspend the celebration of Masses with congregations.
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The news on the weekend that the late Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche, had manipulative and abusive sexual relationships with at least six women will have shocked Catholics and others he inspired through his life; if someone who so many thought of as a living saint was not the real deal, then who is?
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There was something ironic in how it was while being interviewed in Salford Cathedral that Rebecca Long-Bailey MP sparked controversy by saying that her Catholicism had helped form her politics and that abortion law in the UK discriminates against the disabled by allowing for the abortion of disabled foetuses right up to birth.
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Although John Henry Newman (1801-1890) lived such a long time ago we still think he is still very relevant to people today for 9 main reasons….
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