Pain and suffering
Which values matter? (a vision for Europe)
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
In effect, they will be giving much more than ‘a nod and a wink’ to the killing of approximately 200 unborn children in the EU every year.
Article 53, of the Charter, in particular could lock a country irreversibly into its tragic abortion regime and we would be turning the key.
Christian charity demands that we stay our hand.
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A moderate response to the Ryan Report
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
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 [...]
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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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If I had my way I’d make health catching instead of disease. ~Robert Ingersoll
Monday, April 27th, 2009
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.
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“They were 96 real people, our kin, our flesh and blood, real people who did not come home from a football game.” – Trevor Hicks
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
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.
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There cannot be anything natural about this disaster
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Losing a loved one, or those close to us is one of the hardest things to go through. For Cesare Gaspari the pain must be excruciating as he tries to salvage an impossible situation in L’Aquila after the earthquake.
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In this world everything changes except good deeds and bad deeds; these follow you as the shadow follows the body.
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Is there any way to defend Josef Fritzl? Can we ever deal with great evils in a way that everyone will agree with?
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Oh! the snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and earth below, Over the housetops, over the street, Over the heads of the people you meet. Dancing, Flirting, Skimming along. – J.W. (Joseph Warren) Watson
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
There is something about living in Ireland that results in us not handling the weather very well. I mean this in a positive and negative way.
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All cruelty springs from weakness – Seneca
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I wonder, how people can be so cold and cruel…and more importantly evil. After reading the story of James Howson, I am none the wiser as to why this all happens.
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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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