Some time ago I was approached by a group of several young women, rather virulently asking me why the Church foolishly maintains its stance with regard to marriage as one inseparable, life-long lasting bond, and why it doesn’t allow divorced and remarried people to take communion. They were so agitated because their children would soon make their First Communions, but their mothers…
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She has always taken her faith seriously. As a teenager and then a university student she was involved in parish youth groups. Once she met a wonderful man and they fell in love. He had no religious background whatsoever, but she strongly hoped to lead him to faith in God. With that hope she decided to move in with him.…
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What to do with several hours on a sunny day? Climbing a Munro was my answer. This one is perfect for a longer walk; it’s not particularly demanding, it’s easily accessible from the A9, return climbing took exactly 4 hours. Supposedly there’s a great view of southern Cairngorms from the top; the haze obscured the views completely. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1eQ8Abf_LJSpKNga0YJuc6PUbifQ&w=100%&h=600]
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The weather was surprisingly good, however the wind up the hills was strong and very cold. The hike was quite exhausting, as it started with quite a steep climb, with a deep descend from Carn Liath, then a long and tiring climb to the top of Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, a very steep descend from Carn nan Gabhar, and finally a long return mostly…
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The American ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi, western countries’ embassies and their staff attacked in many countries, clashes between angry mobs and police trying to protect diplomatic missions. All these have recently happened because of an alleged very poor film made by an individual living in California. The film apparently was a private affair, not involving any established entertaining…