Archive for September, 2008
God save our gracious president!
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
I have some wonderful news! I was wrong. Not that this is a rarity, but this particular mistake is really quite sweet. The Poor Clare community in Ennis celebrated their golden jubilee this week and the celebration was marked by a visit from our belovéd President Maire McAleese. Last week I wrote with dismay at [...]
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“Love never fails” St Paul
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Yesterday was the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This feast recognises man’s desire to praise and exalt God and His love for us. It is by the cross however that all mankind was raised as sons and daughters of the living God…raised to eternal life. His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI used the [...]
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“He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.” – Seneca
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
It says something about our society and culture when murders can take place in plain sight and in areas where members of the public can be placed in harms way.
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“Suicide is not abominable because God prohibits it; God prohibits it because it is abominable.” Immanuel Kant
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
This week is World Suicide Prevention Week and yesterday the courtyard of the Bank of Ireland in College Green, Dublin, was packed with those who have been affected by suicide along with many others wishing to show solidarity with them in their time of pain. Between 8 and 9 pm a beautiful candlelight vigil carried [...]
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Wouldn’t it be great if people could get to live suddenly as often as they die suddenly? – Katherine Hepburn
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
When you think about it, why shouldn’t we be allowed to decide upon our quality of life? If there is a treatment available to prolong it or make us feel better should we not be allowed access to it?
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Fr. Aidan Troy Petition
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Fr. Aidan Troy was recently moved from his parish in Belfast to a new post in Paris. Many of his former parishioners are not happy with this move. One of them asked me to post their petition on the blog. You might like to have a look.
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La recherche de l’Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN)
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
At 9:15am this morning CERN, L’Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire,began tests with its Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to discover more about the proposed, and broadly accepted, Big Bang Theory. According to Cern’s Director-General Robert Aymar: “Whatever discoveries it brings, mankind’s understanding of our world’s origins will be greatly enriched.” Such events as this one resurrect [...]
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Opus Dei
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
The Irish media are tripping over themselves to get to the one of the juciest stories of the month. The archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Diarmuid Martin, has invited Opus Dei into a Dublin parish. Opus Dei…..!!! Just as the ink begins to dry from Dr. Martin’s last scuffle with the press he goes and does [...]
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Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Today, the 8th of September, we remember the birth of Mary, the mother of God, born without sin. What does God’s request of Mary tell us today. Something often overlooked is the place of women in our society which was inherent in God’s request.
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“Your customers will get better when you do.”
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
I understand rage and I understand people being annoyed, but for the life of me I do not understand why you would want to start a conversation shouting and screaming and expect that the person that you are asking to help you will understand.
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