Author Archives: kennedygreen112

Freedom of speech is a very important human right to be protected at all costs. Everyone should have the right to say what they feel about any subject. You may think they are wrong, evil, cruel, etc. but it will be out in the open and you can debate with them and give them yourContinue reading “Freedom of Speech”

I have never known an era where there is so little privacy. So many talk about protecting our privacy and yet we are asked to provide quite personal details when we apply for jobs or make appointments at our doctors and I am sure there are many other situations where we have to give detailsContinue reading “Our privacy”

Reading newspaper stories about how some of the rich behave makes you wonder what it takes to make them happy. Having a lovely family and home doesn’t seem to be enough and often you read stories of divorce, criminal offences and depraved lives. That’s not to say that all wealthy people behave like that butContinue reading “Does being wealthy make you happy”

I went for my second AstraZeneca vaccination today; I don’t like any kind of vaccine and usually try not to have them even though I should. However, these vaccines are very important not just for my health but also to protect others and of course I will have whatever is recommended. The staff were lovelyContinue reading “Heroes of Covid Times”

Human courage is astounding and we are far more brave than we think we can be when put under intense pressure. One of the greatest aspects of human nature is when someone is willing to give their lives for others. I was reading about the life of a spy called Violette Szabo who spied forContinue reading “Human Courage”

I don’t think any of us can help feeling that we are living in difficult and dangerous times. Unfortunately it seems that bad things looming on the horizon has been our lot and that of our ancestors – they also worried about plagues and wars and there doesn’t seem to have been that many longContinue reading “Worrying about the future”

I started to bring my children to church from when they were babies. I had been away from the church for a long time, but when I had children I wanted them to be brought up in the same faith that I was. This drew me back to attending Mass again and I am soContinue reading “Bringing your children to Church”

All of us can’t wait until life gets back to ‘normal’. Who knows what that is going to look like as possibly it won’t be the normal we remember. A lot of us tend to cling to what we know and don’t embrace change easily. What I hope for is that we have learnt hugeContinue reading “Getting back to normal”

I think we are sometimes worried about bothering God with our smaller concerns. There is the idea that we should only pray for things like ill health, climate change, job worries, relationship difficulties, etc. I once read about someone who constantly prayed whenever they wanted a parking space and had a special prayer they hadContinue reading “God answers prayers even little ones”

I often find that people tend to make a group of friends and they are content with that. They jealously guard that group and it is difficult to be accepted as one of them. Some of it is through fear of change, lack of self-confidence and a kind of need to guard against all incomersContinue reading “Groupism”