Friday, August 1, 2008

Bread on the table and not just for the few

Is it summer or autumn?

Yesterday's rain in Dublin and Cork would suggest it is winter. What's that about not being able to distinguish the seasons?

Sunday's Gospel must be one of those amazingly clear signs that religion has all to do with politics and social justice. How can we read it and listen to it and stay complacent, knowing that 800 million people have not enough food to eat?
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