Author Archives: kennedygreen112

I worry about my children constantly. The world they live in now is a difficult one for them. There are so many temptations and they have access to so much that could have such a devastating effect on them. School is a very difficult environment, more for some children than for others and with socialContinue reading “Children”

When I returned to attending Mass after I had my first child, I did feel a bit lost. I kept going because I wanted my children to learn about my faith. My late husband hadn’t been baptised into any faith but came along with me. Gradually we began to feel more at home in thisContinue reading “Godly friends and role models”

I was born into an English/Irish family but for some reason it is only today that it has dawned on me that my middle name, Patricia, could have been given to me with St Patrick in mind. My father always prayed to St Patrick as I think he felt closest to a saint that foundedContinue reading “St Patrick”

It is very easy to become discouraged even when you have felt very close to God in the past. Every day seems a struggle sometimes and prayer life seems very stale. I would say that I have many more discouraging days than encouraging ones. The big answer to this is to push through. Even thoughContinue reading “Discouragement”

We all have the freedom to choose what we want to believe and the kind of lives we want to lead within our societal parameters. God gave us this gift of free will because he wants us to choose to love him. If we had no choice, why would he create our planet and everyContinue reading “Free Will”

I took my dog for a walk along our local riverbank and when I sat down on a bench and stared at the view and the sun reflecting on the water, I saw three swans majestically making their way along. There was no movement on the surface and they looked so calm and peaceful, headsContinue reading “The Three Swans”

I thought about what I could write today and my father came into my mind. He was born in Dublin into a family struggling with poverty at a time when there was a recession, and work was scarce. When he was old enough he travelled to Liverpool as did many from Ireland at that timeContinue reading “My father”

1 Peter 3:15 Always be prepared to make a defence to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence. I am so thankful that my grandmother ‘Nanna’ ensured that we went to church every Sunday when we were growing up. It startedContinue reading “Why we believe”

I’m somehow drawn to writing about this today because I have noticed that there is so much blasphemy in the programmes we watch now. It is slipping in regularly to conversations people are having and used as the ‘go to’ swear words when people want to emphasise their feelings. I can’t watch a programme ifContinue reading “Blasphemy”

When the pandemic started there was a lot of fear and a lot that we didn’t know about it. So much was being published about it in the media that I felt like we had a battle on two fronts, one against this virus and the other against the negativity and fear that the mediaContinue reading “Real Life is Now”