Time to Think
A YOUNG, academically-excellent person applied for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview. The managing...
Friday, 17/04/15 - 12:05pm
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I SAW a strange sight. I stumbled upon a story most strange, like nothing my life had ever prepared me...
Friday, 27/03/15 - 11:05am
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EVERYONE has a mother, so it isn’t surprising that throughout the world there are ways of honouring and celebrating mothers....
Friday, 20/03/15 - 2:51pm
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I SHOOK my head in disbelief. This couldn’t be the right place. After all, I couldn’t possibly be welcome here....
Friday, 13/03/15 - 11:23am
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LAST year, I baptised a tiny 28-week baby. Her name was Angel. She survived and is testimony to the resilient...
Friday, 06/03/15 - 12:14pm
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Quit worrying LIFE has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that...
Friday, 27/02/15 - 12:53pm
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ASH Wednesday, 18 February, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent brings with it a time of cutting back, which...
Friday, 20/02/15 - 3:24pm
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AFTER decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis has formally recognised that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed “in...
Friday, 13/02/15 - 11:32am
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I ABSOLUTELY love early February as we celebrate St Brigid’s Day. The pagan festival of Imbolc honouring the goddess Brigit...
Friday, 06/02/15 - 11:40am
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LAST week, minister for health Leo Varadkar shared a very personal reality for him, via a very public medium. The...
Friday, 30/01/15 - 12:28pm
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IF WE fix our hearts on doing what is right, we can still today master the effects of evil. We must...
Friday, 23/01/15 - 2:08pm
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I find the following story truly inspirational. We all have a wonderful contribution to make every day to our families,...
Friday, 16/01/15 - 10:13am
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AS we begin 2015, may it be blessed with health and peace for us all. Resolutions accompany every New Year....
Friday, 09/01/15 - 1:01pm
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“SOMETIMES it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required.” With deep humility and integrity,...
Friday, 05/12/14 - 11:30am
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AT HER wits’ end, hard-working mother-of-two Donna Hartnett sat down and penned a letter to the Irish Independent telling the government...
Friday, 28/11/14 - 1:00pm
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IT’S NOT every day an Irish priest is put on the path to becoming a saint, but last week Pope...
Friday, 21/11/14 - 3:30pm
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CLIMATE change is a terrible problem and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority....
Friday, 14/11/14 - 2:30pm
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PERHAPS we’ve all been both inspired and horrified by the movie Schindler’s List, which vividly depicted the horror and brutality...
Friday, 07/11/14 - 9:30am
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