Archive for September, 2008
“Naomi was such a very special little girl who brightened up our days. – Paul Schleising
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
How much would it take to “lose it”? How much would it take to have a moment of madness and as they say “snap” and do something that was totally irrational and against our nature. That was my thought when I read the story of Joanne Hill.
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A path with pain
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo receives ample press coverage each July – the last Sunday of the month, ‘Reek Sunday’ marks the call to ascend the holy mountain for tens of thousands of people. Even on any given weekend, hundreds of pairs of feet, booted and bare, make their way to the summit.
Similarly, pilgrimages to [...]
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We’ve got a big problem – George W Bush
Monday, September 29th, 2008
It seems like America is hurt, the public have been subject to financial woes over the last few years and now with the rescue package to “bail out” Wall Street failing spectacularly, one must wonder what is next.
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Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind. –John F. Kennedy
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
In war I have often wondered how one side can revel and gloat in a situation that has turned to their advantage; especially when it involves the loss of lives.
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Health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of: a blessing that money cannot buy. – Izaak Walton
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
€245 million is not just a figure on could shrug off and say it does not matter and yet the HSE appears to be doing just that.
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mea maxima culpa
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Last week, the Church of England issued an apology to Charles Darwin, 126 years after his death. Comparisons have been made to Pope John Paul II’s reconcilliatory admission of the erring of the Catholic church in its treatment of Galileo.
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“Faith isn’t faith until it’s all you’re holding on to”
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
So financial companies fall; some forever, others are saved and generally the world is turned upside down and the reality of the credit crunch starts to become apparent. It sounds like fun doesn’t it?
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“Let them eat cake” – Marie Antoinette
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
The world’s economy is nosediving this week. The price of bread has been going up for months. Inflation has ravaged more than just Zimbabwe…have we been paying attention? The harsh reality where recession is concerned is that the closer you are to the edge the harder you’re hit. There are still 946 billionaires who’ll sleep [...]
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“Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved.” St. Robert Bellarmine
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Today is the feast day of one of the greatest examples of a saintly Catholic apologist, St. Robert Bellarmine SJ. This is the man who fought tooth and nail to defend the Catholic faith against the rallying war cries of Luther, Calvin and Henry, to name but a few. He is recognised as a Doctor [...]
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The Devil And Daniel Webster
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI’s recent French visit has drummed up quite a bit of media coverage, effectively overshadowing another story from France which emerged over the past fortnight concerning a very different Church.
The Church of Scientology, who have faced various legal wrangles in the past, is set to be tried for organised fraud in [...]
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