Perhaps for most it seemed as if the Pope was merely repeating himself when he went to Africa and urged people not to use condoms because they are an inefficient way of controlling aids infection. But read closer. The Catholic church’s objection to contraception is not that it doesn’t work. It is that it enables [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Has Pope Benedict A Clue?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plain speaking?
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland on March 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The problem is that Sinn Fein is still bound by myths, must pay homage to its own fallen heroes and must try to persuade the base that it is still republican, though it is no more republican now than British Labour is socialist.
A Gun At Our Heads
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been an odd week. On Saturday, March 7, two men with automatic rifles killed two soldiers receving a pizza delivery at the gate of their base in County Antrim and two nights later, a sniper killed a policeman in his car on a housecall. The media has taken an interest in whether the [...]
New Toy
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am playing with audio visual presentations using soundslides. I have posted my first one on blogspot. It is a radio report I did for Sunday Sequence nearly two years ago, about the annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick, or The Reek, in County Mayo. It is illustrated by pictures I took there for my book [...]
