Love Thy Neighbour
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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Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Once, on a silent directed retreat, I was struggling with questions related to an ended relationship and my future after college. After three days of gloomy weather and arguments with God, I witnessed 5 minutes of sunlight on the trees across the lake before the sun set.
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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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“Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.” St Augustine
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Today’s ‘Irish Times’ helped unveil the government’s planned strategy to eliminate long term homelessness while recognising the continuing funding freeze for homeless services. Last year €33 million was spent on homeless services….there’s no dent in the problem yet!
The cost of bread is up 20% on last year, flour is up 42%, milk is up 31%…..while [...]
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Over the top
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
There are very simple pleasures and events that take place that can be taken out of context. It is usually to do with fear, stereotypes and a lack of trust and unfortunately we get to see this more and more.
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A Europe based on Lisbon: a house built on sand
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
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Know thy neighbour?
Friday, April 11th, 2008
I was out with friends last night and a man from Finland approached us, very friendly and just wanted to engage in conversation, something that I probably wouldn’t do but appears to be easier for others cultures to achieve.
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Happy Workers?
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Do you think it would be better to be honest with people all of the time, instead of holding back or talking to others about a particular person when they are not around?
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The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie – Ann Landers
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Is it ever ok to lie? I realise there are certain occasions when we may have to do so to spare feelings and to not reveal the full truth to children about some of the ways of the world, but at the end of the day not telling the truth is considered wrong isn’t it?
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