Paul Andrews SJ
Why Mass should be called Mass, not Eucharist or Liturgy
September 18, 2007
Some Catholics tend to play down the term ‘Mass’ in favour of ‘Liturgy’ or ‘Eucharist’. Paul Andrews regrets this tendency. ‘Mass’, he argues, is more consonant with the culture of...
Read moreWomen with child
January 19, 2007
Paul Andrews stresses the need for people to perceive pregnancy positively and for society to respond compassionately to the needs of women at this vulnerable time of their lives, no...
Read moreThe opposite of stability
December 19, 2006
It is a grace, not a curse, to be born into an age of instability, argues Paul Andrews. Jesus himself sought to rock people in their comfortable worlds, and this...
Read moreOn holy ground
October 19, 2006
Paul Andrews reflects on what it means to him to be both priest and therapist. Both roles entail bringing people to good health, he says, and overall he is there...
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