Author Archives: kennedygreen112

Any form of racism is wrong and yet it astonishes me that there is so much anti-semitism going on with no thought about how bad this is. I can’t say that I agree with some of the policies followed by the Jewish government, but why does that mean that we can dismiss a whole raceContinue reading “Anti-Semitism is Racism”

I can’t help worrying about lots of things, especially to do with my sons. As a parent the worry doesn’t stop when they leave home; if anything, it gets worse because they often don’t get in touch and when you try to give them advice, they often don’t listen. I know that as a parentContinue reading “Don’t we worry!”

There is a difference between having an opinion and being right. We are all entitled to an opinion and most of us would be very angry if our opinion was ignored. However, what is difficult to remember sometimes is that there is the possibility that firstly, we can be wrong and secondly, that majority ruleContinue reading “Having an opinion”

I have been on endless diets most of my life and had a yo-yo weight problem. I have also joined various exercise clubs and embraced aerobics and other recommended exercise regimes just as many other people have done. As you get older you tend to realise first of all that diets don’t work in theContinue reading “Health Fads”

I read a ‘seed’ this morning that talks about the comparison between focusing on God and focusing on ourselves. It mentioned St Augustine’s idea of the ‘City of God’ which is compared to the ‘City of Self’. In this era we seem to be very focused on our health both mentally and physically. There areContinue reading “City of God”

It appears to me that the world is changing so fast at the moment, although perhaps each generation has said the same. But we do somehow seem to be speeding towards the most ungodly era we have ever seen. Where the church and faith have lost ground, what is appearing to fill the void willContinue reading “Pursue Righteousness”

As a catholic I believe in the real presence of the Lord in the eucharist, and in the transubstantiation that takes place at every Mass. I also think that it should be distributed to christians without putting rules in place that would seek to use it as a weapon. I am talking about this todayContinue reading “The Eucharist”

The lives we lead mean that most of us ‘get on with life’ every day. We wake up, get ready, work, cook, clean etc. and we get through our days and make plans for the future. We sometimes dwell on the past as well but it is very difficult to just ‘be in the present’.Continue reading “Thanksgiving”

History is a part of who we are now. There may have been events in the past that we can look back on and be horrified by, but we can’t undo them. Everything exists in its own time and people behave according to the rules and beliefs of the era they live in. At theContinue reading “Anarchy”

I was listening to a podcast today from Bishop Robert Barron who I have always found to be very instructive and insightful – he usually focuses on the following Sunday’s Mass readings and it is always good to listen beforehand with this preparation as I find that I learn and retain more. On his podcastContinue reading “Are you living the spiritual life?”