Archive for May, 2008
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Monday, May 26th, 2008Ten years ago, the Creighton Model of Natural Family Planning (called Naprotechnology) made its debut in Ireland. While it was developed as a means of family planning for people who do want to follow Church teaching on the regulation of birth, it has also been a major breakthrough for couples who are experiencing infertility. [...]
No Rest for the Wicked
Sunday, May 25th, 2008Monday: returned from London
Tuesday: returned to work; evening–traveled to Pt. Arlington to give talk on Prophecy
Wednesday: work; evening–met with a group interested in starting a prayer group or Christian community.
Thursday: work; evening–Radio Board Meeting
Friday: two intensive one-to-one meetings regarding the spiritual life and the teaching of the Church, trying to study in between.
Fri/Sat/Sun–TINE conference (The [...]
Guess Who Stopped by My House Tonight?
Monday, May 19th, 2008To talk about the Lisbon Treaty….?
Bertie Ahern….until a few weeks ago, he was the Prime Minister of Ireland.
He asked me if I plan to stay in Ireland, and I said I need to find myself a man. He put his arm around me and said, ‘I know a few…’
(If I’d known he was coming, [...]
Lamentable Lisbon: My Two Cents
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Regular readers know that I rarely comment on matters political. Nevertheless, momentous decisions are underway. And although I cannot vote here, this does not prevent me from having an opinion.
Next week, the citizens of Ireland will vote on whether or not to affirm what is being called the “Lisbon Treaty”, which, from what [...]
Murphy’s Law
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008One would hardly think it would take 12 hours to get from London to Dublin. I left my house at 8:30 AM this morning, and arrived in my apartment in London at 8 PM. “Operational problems” they said, again and again after each delay was announced. ‘Murphy’s Law’ said the pilot, when [...]
To London, To London, To…Study?
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Tuesday week, I will fly to London for a long visit to the British Library. I will be there almost a week. The supervisor of my thesis recommended this trip in order to fill a number of gaps that exist in my own school’s library. I wanted to do this before June, [...]
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