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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Jesus does not listen to the prayers of war mongers

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Probably three weeks ago President Trump and his team were seen praying around the presidential desk. Below are words spoken by Pope Leo on ...

As with dictators Trump’s mugshot now on currency

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Maureen Dowd’s column in The Irish Times yesterday, which is taken from The New York Times. A great piece of writing; compelling reading. Do...

As with dictators Trump’s mugshot now on notes

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Below is Maureen Dowd’s column in The Irish Times, which is taken from The New York Times. Great writing. Donald Trump used to brag about gr...
Monday, March 30, 2026

It's so easy to blame the other, find a scapegoat

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Father Richard Rohr identifies the human impulse to solve problems by blaming others:  The human delusion seems to be this: We think someone...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Explaining how to make coffee as the world begins to burn

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Listening to a woman talking on the Brendan O’Connor programme on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday it was difficult not to think of moving the chairs o...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Germany preparing to defend itself against Russia

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The link to the article below is from the BBC website. BBC Radio 4’s 5pm news programme, PM reported on how Germany is in the process of reb...
Friday, March 27, 2026

'Angelic Warfare Confraternity'

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The piece below appears on the website of the Irish Dominican Province.                            Angelic Warfare Confraternity The history...

Edmund Burke has words for those with bad manners

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"The law touches us but here and there, and now and then.  "Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, ba...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

A glimpse at how the church can fail to act justly

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The article below is in the current edition of the National Catholic Reporter. It’s the usual story of clerical sex abuse, cover up, lazines...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

‘We don’t know a millionth of one per cent about anything’

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This week’s column in The Kerryman newspaper. Michael Commane   Have you ever noticed when you are down the entire world looks and sounds mi...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

CEO of large semi-state body advises a religious provincial

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Many years ago a newly elected provincial of a religious congregation, chatting with a CEO of a large Irish semi-state body, asked him what ...
Monday, March 23, 2026

US oil companies set to profit $63 billion in blood money

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According to the Financial Times, US oil companies can expect to make $63 billion as a result of disruptions due to the war the US and Israe...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Where’s Justine McCarthy’s column in The Irish Times?

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In the weekend edition of The Irish Times there is  a two column news item on new appointments in the newspaperpaper. It’s titled ‘Irish Tim...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Will women’s ordination enhance gender equality in church?

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This link is an article from UCA News; it’s worth a read.   https://www.ucanews.com/uca_images/icon_news.png
Friday, March 20, 2026

Is Pope Leo playing an important role in US episcopacy?

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Pope Leo is constantly calling for peace and has also called on those causing wars to check their own consciences. So too are the archbishop...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Louis Theroux’s manosphere chills the blood

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Below is Kathy Sheridan’s opinion piece in The Irish Times yesterday. It’s a shockingly frightening  story of what is happening in front of ...