Did you miss me last Tuesday or Wednesday? I suppose the most common answer to this naff question is “why would I?” Busy with a family life, working and being involved in many important activities, most of you wouldn’t have noticed that virtually all the priests were missing. The reason for our absence was a regular meeting where we gathered…
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“An echo chamber is a hollow enclosure used to produce reverberation, usually for recording purposes. For example, the producers of a television or radio program might wish to produce the aural illusion that a conversation is taking place in a large room or a cave; these effects can be accomplished by playing the recording of the conversation inside an echo…
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Sometimes it feels too much to bear. Sometimes it feels like humankind is hell-bent on destroying itself. Some countries wage wars against their neighbours, or against their own population, not to mention tribal or sectarian conflicts in many places around the globe. The economic outlook isn’t good either, with inflation galloping at breakneck speed and little prospect of wages catching…
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Most of the time we don’t think about prisons. Occasionally we are reminded of their existence when we hear in the news that someone has been convicted and jailed for their crimes. Some cases spark more public interest and scrutiny, and when they do, it’s usually because of a perceived leniency, inadequate to the severity of the crime. Another aspect…
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Since last summer I have been in two minds regarding my old dog. On the one hand, it was clear that his age was catching up with him; on the other hand, he was still doing well considering his grand age of 15+. Recently it became increasingly painful to watch the dog struggling and eventually I had to bite the…