Saturday, 24 November 2007

Film Fest !

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I haven't been to the cinema in a while, so yesterday I saw two films... mostly because a friend of mine really wanted to see Beowulf a...
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Thursday, 22 November 2007

St. Cecilia's Feast Day

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It's St. Cecilia's feast day today. What we know about her goes back to the fourth century. Cecilia was a Roman noblewoman who had ...
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Happy Thanksgiving !

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Ok, I know we're not actually celebrating this side of the pond (for some strange reason it's the only holiday that hasn't cross...
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007

Feeling My Age...

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In December 1991 London experienced a unique air pollution episode during which concentrations of nitrogen dioxide rose to record levels...
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X-Rated...

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Apparently the early episodes of Sesame Street have been classed as adult-only viewing. Yes, that's right... Sesame Street. The kids...
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A Little Good News...

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It would appear that what the pro-life crowd have been saying over and over again has finally been proved beyond a shadow of a doubt. Resear...
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007

Learning Latin...

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No, not me (at least, not right now... though I really will have to knuckle down and learn the " Asperges me " for the Sunday morn...
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Sunday, 18 November 2007

Don't Get Me Started...

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Bah! Humbug ! I just joined a new Facebook group - " It'd be nice to enjoy Christmas carols when Christmas ACTUALLY comes. "...
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Saturday, 17 November 2007

A Restaurant Review To Cherish...

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...but the chef will not be the one doing the cherishing... Seriously, this is one of the wittiest restaurant reviews I have ever read. I...
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How To Heckle... Lesson 1

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This made me smile: rarely has a speaker been heckled so politely, or with such panache... Twitch of the mantilla in the direction of Ttony ...
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Our Lady Of The Rosary School Bazaar

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Our Primary School is very badly funded by the Education Authority, probably because it does so well... it doesn't get all the extra fin...
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Friday, 16 November 2007

One In The Eye For The PC Crowd...

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Apparently, Pope Benedict XIII took up smoking at the tender age of 75. I couldn't resist putting up the following portrait of him... M...
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Time Out !

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After yesterday's rant, I needed a little light relief... First, over at the Ironic Catholic , an oldie-but-goodie: Secondly, courtesy o...
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Thursday, 15 November 2007

Expletives Deleted!

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I just cannot believe that it has come to this! Well, actually, I do believe it... it is symptomatic of all that is going horribly wrong i...
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A Call To Arms...

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The Hermeneutic of Continuity has thrown down the gauntlet : someone must know someone who knows Mel Gibson... actually, I thought there wer...
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Wednesday, 14 November 2007

Parents' Evening...

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I do like Parents' Evenings. They are very hard work, and, on top of a full teaching day, they can be totally exhausting, but it is rea...
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Monday, 12 November 2007

Holy Smoke...

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I saw this book on Fr. Tim's blog . Thinking I could do with a little light-hearted reading matter, I went and ordered it , and then, b...
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A Memorial In Stained Glass

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This photo is pretty horrible... until you consider that things don't usually make it into stained glass until they're dead and buri...
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Sunday, 11 November 2007

A Gripping Read !

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My copy of Father William's Daughter , signed by the author, arrived the other day. I managed to avoid opening the parcel for a whole 2...
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Saturday, 10 November 2007

The Appalling Abomination...

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"Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child..." (Mark 13:12) The quote and the post title come from the eschatol...
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