Healthcare, Justice & Spirituality
on 14-Dec-09 10:42
There is a dedicated group of religious, male and female –but mostly female, who meet around the CORI Justice Desk in Dublin a couple of times a year. In September, one of our number, Frank Monks MI gave us an...
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Turning back the tide
on 14-Dec-09 10:40
Even people with little power can change the world. We saw this happen in 1984 when some staff from Dunnes Stores left their jobs for the cold, wind and rain of Henry St. They had refused to handle South African...
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Remembering in hope
on 14-Dec-09 10:39
The Blackrock campus of UCD has a high gable-alcove dedicated to the memory of young people who died, while they were part of the college community. Under a list of names a grey granite slab has the words ‘Carraig na...
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Meeting God
on 14-Dec-09 10:36
Waiting in the Arrivals Hall at Dublin Airport for my sister, there was a young man sitting beside me and working away on his laptop. Then taking out a mobile phone, he spoke to somebody newly-landed. There followed a long...
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Something about roots
on 14-Dec-09 10:34
“Rhubarb”, Maureen said; she is my locally-based sister and enjoys my infrequent weekend visits to Ennis. Of course! I had been staring in puzzlement at a tub of mysterious, tortuous, clay-coated roots, outside Brohan’s hardware in Parnell St. I sometimes...
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