A moderate response to the Ryan Report
Below is a letter a few friends and I sent to the Irish Times on the Ryan Report. We accept that such a report shocks Catholics into a shame filled silence but it is important that something be said through this forum so for now, here is the letter.
Dear Madam,
We are writing this letter as we feel that the views on the Ryan report by moderate Catholics in Ireland, which we hope make up the majority of our Church, have not been properly represented through the ongoing debate in these pages. Read More »
Aniston interview encapsulates culture of hopelessness
In an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine out tomorrow, actress Jennifer Aniston spoke about the “pressure” people felt to have a relationship that will last. “Whoever said that everything has to be forever? That’s unrealistic or hoping for too much. I don’t think it’s worth all that pressure,” Aniston told Cosmo!
Now, hold on a minute there, ‘friend’! Let’s just unpack this awhile! First of all, where is this Read More »
It shouldn’t be a burning issue for children
Mention the word suntan you get imaged of bronzed men and women on a beach somewhere in LA or Spain as the days of summer roll on. What you do not expect to get to is 70% burns to your body. Read More »
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ~George Jean Nathan
Ah elections, the maximum amount of exposure for the minimum amount of effort. Well maybe I should rephrase that, the most effort a politician in Ireland will make is on the campaign trail. Once the chase is over, it seems like there is no fun left for them to have. Read More »
When you aim for perfection, you discover it’s a moving target. - Geoffrey F Fisher
Lou Reed once sang of having a “Perfect Day” but I’ve often wondered if perfection is a case of each to their own. Read More »
“Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous”
We are not machines, that is obvious, but we are not unlike them. We have limits to which we can push ourselves to and parts that can get wore down, broken and will need to be replaced. However there is not always a ready made part to order in. Read More »
If I had my way I’d make health catching instead of disease. ~Robert Ingersoll
I have said before that it is scary how things can be taken from us in the blink of an eye. However when it something that we have not seen before literally tears us apart it is hard to fathom. Read More »
The Lighter Side
To the Lighter Side we go to again, with stories to try and take the seriousness out of the week. Read More »
I won the lottery. I don’t care what it costs. - Jack Whittaker
How do you prove that something that you have lost is yours? Equally so how do you prove that something you have found should be yours? That was the dilemma facing both Dorothy McDonagh and Amanda Stacey. Read More »
“They were 96 real people, our kin, our flesh and blood, real people who did not come home from a football game.” - Trevor Hicks
And I think how it could have been me and I feel bad sometimes for being thankful that it wasn’t me. 20 years ago today, a terrible tragedy unfolded which saw 96 lives lost and a campaign for justice that has never been fulfilled. Read More »
