Great men and women
Aniston interview encapsulates culture of hopelessness
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
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 [...]
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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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“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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Try (Just a little bit harder)
Monday, August 27th, 2007
Protests seem to be everywhere in the news recently. With the demonstration at Heathrow Airport fresh in our minds, I wonder how we view those that take such a stand against the things they believe are unjust.
Thousands of people set up the ‘Climate Camp’ to protest plans for a third runway. Many of these campaigners [...]
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Before Elvis there was nothing – John Lennon
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
It is 30 years since the death of Elvis Presley. The King is loved and worshipped by millions, almost in a same vein as a belief in a religion.
There have been many conspiracy theories as to whether the ‘King’ is still alive. In fact at www.elvislives.net they are convinced of this and have come up [...]
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“We are talking of peace”
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
In 1979 Mother Teresa of Kolkata was awarded the Noble Peace Prize for her work with the poor and dying in Kolkata, India. In her acceptance speech this holy woman famously refered to abortion as “the greatest destroyer of peace” today. These words shocked the world…pro-lifers and pro-choicers alike. A bit extreme for anyone really. What was [...]
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