Showing posts with label Humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humour. Show all posts
26 May 2013

An Irish cat mothering ducklings

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The domestic cat is surely one of God's most delightful creatures. Last Thursday The Irish Times carried this story:  Purrfect Har...
22 April 2013

Tempus fugit - time flies: a postscript to turning 70 (and just about hanging on!)

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My mother, with a smile, often mentioned Harold Lloyd , one of the biggest comedy stars in the era of silent movies. But I don'...
02 April 2013

I met 'Pope John Paul III' on Easter Sunday

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On Easter Sunday afternoon in the chapel in the village where I live here in Bacolod City I baptized a girl born in January. At the cel...
04 November 2012

Will Delany's Donkey win the Melbourne Cup this year?

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My Dad would ask me when I was a kid, 'When did Good Friday fall on Easter Monday?' The answer was 'In Fairyhouse in the Ir...
17 July 2012

O'Lympic Games - Irish style!

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There have been some farcical aspects to the preparations for the London Olympic Games, which will run from 27 July till 12 August. Dam...
07 March 2012

'Write it down; it's a good one!'

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I think that there must be a special place in heaven for those who have the gift of making people laugh and leaving them with happy memorie...
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26 January 2012

A 'spirited' young Massgoer!

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 I came across this on Facebook. We'll have to wait in the Philippines, in Hong Kong and, I think, New Zealand, until next Advent for t...
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27 July 2011

'Feed my sheep' fine - but 'feed my cat'?

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Tigresa and Whitey, two of my three cats As a priest who loves cats I couldn't resist this story from the blog of Bishop-elect Thomas D...
01 May 2011

Blessed John Paul II, 'inter-species dialogue', and mangos

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Karol Józef Cardinal Wojtyła on a visit to Australia I came across this delightful photo of Blessed John Paul II this afternoon. I presum...
16 February 2011

Bill Cosby and Noah

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The first reading in Mass on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week is about Noah and the Ark. Bill Cosby has made his 'Noah and th...
26 December 2010

'Tweetings' of great joy!

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Matt in The Daily Telegraph I don't 'tweet' and I don't have an i-pod but this front-page cartoon from the English broadsh...
06 December 2010

A new perspective, from the Faroe Islands, on 'The CATechism' - and something more serious

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I believe that when God created the first cat He smiled. The photo above brought more than a smile to my face. It made me laugh. I found it...
29 November 2010

As we Irish grit our teeth . . .

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The Republic of Ireland, where I'm from, is in grave financial trouble, as many know, and is being bailed out to the tune of €85billion...
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27 August 2009

Was Saint Monica Irish?

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St Monica, Luis Tristán de Escamilla 1616 I posted the following a year ago: The second reading in the Office of Readings for the feast of S...
11 August 2009

Should 'commentators' at Mass get the death penalty?

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Though I sometimes have a quick temper, most people find me reasonably gentle. Since childhood I’ve been strongly opposed to the use of the ...
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07 May 2009

Joyful, enthusiastic communication

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Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice (Phil 4:4). H/T to Deacon Greg Kandra at The Deacon's Bench for the cartoon. 'The...
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31 March 2009

Chinese Chutzpah

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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Hong Kong Imposter-priests have been with us for a long time. At best they are a nuisance, at worst can ca...
27 January 2009

'Look up at the Lord with gladness and smile'

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'Look up at the Lord with gladness and smile; your face will never be ashamed' (Ps 33:6). Communion Antiphon, Third Sunday in Ordina...
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30 October 2008

President of Israel Challenges Pope to Golf

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The Pope met with his Cardinals to discuss a proposal from Shimon Peres, President of Israel. "Your Holiness", said one of his Car...
04 October 2008

I can't 'bear' to look!

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When I saw this photo and story in today's Daily Telegraph I immediately thought of my late mother. No, she didn't look like a bea...