Spending our Store of Days – a reflection on time
Just a few days ago my wife, my son and I spent part of an afternoon laughing and remembering round…
Category: Reflection (page 4)
Miracles in the Mundane – A Reflection for Easter Day
It’s not easy to live in the immediate aftermath of a Good Friday execution and an Easter resurrection. No surprise…
Friday’s Despair and Sunday’s Hope – a Reflection for Good Friday
Opening Music “Burnt Over District”, Hem, from the album Funnel Cloud When I was a young man I heard a…
The Spirituality of Stones – a Reflection for Palm Sunday
There was a vast crowd thronging Jerusalem that morning when Jesus came riding in on that humble donkey. Pilgrims from…
In Praise of Bangor Town
You can take your Giants Causeway and your Mountains of Mourne. Get away from me with your Fermanagh Lakes and…
“Sarah’s Choice” by Eleanor Wilner – a poem for our stalled political process
“Sarah’s Choice” is a long poem written by Eleanor Wilner. I link to it below for our politicians contemplating a…
Some Thoughts on a Life – Martin McGuinness
I’ve just heard that Martin McGuinness has passed away and I reckon that as the tributes and plaudits flow in…
Passing Time in “Days Without End,” Sebastian Barry
Days Without End is the latest novel by Sebastian Barry which just recently won the 2016 Costa Book of the…
Some Reflections on ‘Arrival,’ on Listening and on Shaping the World [no spoilers]
When we left the cinema after the early evening showing of Arrival, my wife insisted that neither of us should…
One or Two Quick Thoughts and a Little Learning after the Election
On the 538 political podcast yesterday, after the US election result, presenter Jody Avirgan sounded stunned. In the immediate aftermath…