Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Greater Glory
What would you pay for the price of freedom? Here’s a great film about the 1920′s Cristero War starring Andy Garcia and Eva Longoria who watch Mexico fall into civil war.
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Pro-Life Blogs
As many of you will know if you are reading this blog now, there are many, many blogs out there on the internet but not all are worth reading. Obviously we hope that you enjoy reading this blog but occasionally a blog is brought to our attention that warrants special contemplation. Here is one rhosboss.blogspot.com that [...]
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Abortion Campaigning Tactics
Womans’ Hour had two women on the programme last Friday (30th March) discussing the Forty Days for Life campaign which has been running recently in London. Sarah Denorwel for the pro-life side was calm and eloquent and came across well. Merl Hoffman was the speaker for the pro-abortion side. Have a listen and see what you [...]
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphal entrance of Christ into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9), when palm branches were placed in His path, before His arrest on Holy Thursday and His Crucifixion on Good Friday. It thus marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of [...]
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Baby blues
We would like to point you in the direction of yesterdays’ (25 March 2012) Sunday Times where an article by Gillian Bowditch, ”Baby Blues” was published. She interviewed our very own Sr Roseann and covered the whole topic from what the Initiative actually does, to the hacking incident at the Britsh Pregnancy Advisory Service offices [...]
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Ben & Gerrys’ Icecream
With a heavy heart Sr Andrea would like to inform all readers of this blog that she will no longer be able to treat herself to the delicious Ben and Gerrys‘ icecream. In case people haven’t heard the afore mentioned company have decided to support the push for gay marriage in the U.K. proposed by [...]
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Catholic Family Conference
New Dawn in Scotland are holding a Catholic Family Conference in St Andrews, Madras College, Kilrymont Road this summer 2nd- 6th July 2012. There will be international and local speakers aswell as a mime artist artist and a ceilidh. More information can be found at their office on 01314476153 or the website www.newdawninscotland.com
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St David’s Feast Day
According to tradition, St. David was the son of King Sant of South Wales and St. Non. He was ordained a priest and later studied under St. Paulinus. Later, he was involved in missionary work and founded a number of monasteries. The monastery he founded at Menevia in Southwestern Wales was noted for [...]
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To Save the Life of the Mother
Abortion to “save the life of the mother” has always been available in the U.K. since before the 1967 Abortion Act . However different situations come up more frequently it seems where a woman might have to choose whether to have life saving treatment and have an abortion or not and continue with the pregnancy. [...]
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Lent Ideas
NOW Cross An explanation of a practice that could be used during Lent as a reminder of the penitential themes. Directions The Epistle for Ash Wednesday gives us the call to action for Lent. In the Epistle, 2 Cor 5:20-6:2, St. Paul tells us that “Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is [...]
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