tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.comments2024-01-13T10:13:06.558+00:00PaddyAnglicanStephen Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130425037498473898noreply@blogger.comBlogger1066125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-12474345714825864742023-09-21T00:34:09.017+01:002023-09-21T00:34:09.017+01:00I would have simply said "Right, you're c...I would have simply said "Right, you're calling me a liar. I am now going to call 999 because so far this evening you have denied me access to the car during your operating hours because I could not use the pedestrian door, and by calling me a liar you are engaging in false imprisonment. Finally, I want your name to make a written complaint which will include a picture of this button which has fallen into the machine and I cannot reach."<br /><br />Then again I am not subtle.Andy Boalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181293853802413958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-24968556137629741282023-05-19T07:20:42.334+01:002023-05-19T07:20:42.334+01:00Very shocking to hear.Some crumb of comfort that t...Very shocking to hear.Some crumb of comfort that the school invited you back but curious to know why they did..guilt...had you you brought a case...culture change? <br />Hard to fathom the denial by the perpetrators .Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-63346810922029753192022-05-29T13:35:06.539+01:002022-05-29T13:35:06.539+01:00Thank you for posting your sermon, Stephen. Social...Thank you for posting your sermon, Stephen. Social cohesion (which is another term for unity) began to disappear with Reagan and Thatcher and has gone completely today. Here is a good paper on the subject. Google it if you have time.<br /><br /> Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 2<br />Social cohesion revisited: a new definition and how to characterize it<br />Xavier Fonseca Stephan Lukosch & Frances Brazier<br />Pages 231-253 | Received 22 Jan 2018, Accepted 03 Jul 2018, Published online: 16 Jul 2018Paddy Creanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749119886059011701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-68216158862962643552022-04-06T09:01:33.842+01:002022-04-06T09:01:33.842+01:00As I prepare to watch and listen to the President ...As I prepare to watch and listen to the President of Ukraine speak to my national Parliament this morning I will be grappling yet again with the notion and meaning of Irish neutrality, When I reflect upon the Pax Christi messages that I heard repeatedly from Bruce Kent in London University chaplain fifty years ago I continue to struggle with the issues raised.<br /><br />Thank you for this reflection as I try to focus beyond Good Friday and hope for the Resurrection.Alan Whelannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-74389233909965082182022-04-06T09:01:01.364+01:002022-04-06T09:01:01.364+01:00As I prepare to watch and listen to the President ...As I prepare to watch and listen to the President of Ukraine speak to my national Parliament this morning I will be grappling yet again with the notion and meaning of Irish neutrality, When I reflect upon the Pax Christi messages that I heard repeatedly from Bruce Kent in London University chaplain fifty years ago I continue to struggle with the issues raised.<br /><br />Thank you for this reflection as I try to focus beyond Good Friday and hope for the Resurrection.Alan Whelannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-45172359027140928132022-01-18T11:19:05.409+00:002022-01-18T11:19:05.409+00:00Stephen that is a beautiful and poignant sermon, s...Stephen that is a beautiful and poignant sermon, sadly this is a little more common in England. <br />I will never understand that anger against women or others when as you say God gave them breath. Of course I use banter with my friends, I pass on jokes like you do. <br />This murder broke heart yet again; I pray her family can one day find some peace. D Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540659830488516098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-85516760823295245642017-12-18T12:36:21.998+00:002017-12-18T12:36:21.998+00:00Hi, Ruth from VOX magazine here. I've emailed...Hi, Ruth from VOX magazine here. I've emailed you as I'd love to use a quote from this blog. Would love to hear back from you (editor@vox.ie). Thanks.Ruth Garvey-Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-89385799104057615952017-10-24T08:43:07.128+01:002017-10-24T08:43:07.128+01:00This system is torture by another name. Part of th...This system is torture by another name. Part of the problem is that it has been hidden from the general public for years so there has been no general sense of outrage and no traction in the political system.<br /><br />Ballyhaunis should have educated the nation about reception of immigrants & refugees. The first wave came to work for Halal Meats and are integrated into the community. The second wave came in Direct Provision and are slowly dying, despite the best efforts of some individuals and organisations in the community to involve them locally.<br /><br />The problem is not rejection by the locals, quite the reverse. It is a shameful national policy which dehumanises those who come in contact with it.<br /><br />Thank you for this post.<br />Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-45307017031397433022017-10-23T19:07:55.867+01:002017-10-23T19:07:55.867+01:00thank you for sharing that experience.
My first co...thank you for sharing that experience.<br />My first contact with direct provision was when a Ukranian girl got some unbelievable number of points in the Leaving Certificate just some years back.<br />This despite studying in a room shared by others of her family; in a photograph the largest book was a dictionary in the Cyryllic alphabet.<br />The response from officialdom was a deafening silence. Three politicians from my political party didn't even reply to me.<br />It was as if the feeling was "How dare she. She was not supposed to do anything like that in DP!"<br />Luckily, the cards fell her way. I hope she has continued to do well.<br />One phrase used by the more senior politician was "No public money will be spent on her".<br />What would have happened if it was?<br />Would the streets be filled with Neo-Nazis baying for blood? I don't think so!<br />It would appear that a phobia against 'others' exists at the highest levels in the relevant agencies and will not dissipate any time soonCromdubhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319028147435107598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-22985055778473160472017-03-27T22:09:18.489+01:002017-03-27T22:09:18.489+01:00Good apples, bad apples
LinkGood apples, bad apples<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/j2gkoty" rel="nofollow">Link</a>Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-28666477634475033682017-03-19T13:08:31.144+00:002017-03-19T13:08:31.144+00:00Well Said! If left to the state, healthcare would ...Well Said! If left to the state, healthcare would disappear from Ireland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-83136226950589203832017-03-19T13:06:56.382+00:002017-03-19T13:06:56.382+00:00Well said!Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-10621280212393672822017-03-17T22:29:38.012+00:002017-03-17T22:29:38.012+00:00Never thought of him - good point!Never thought of him - good point!Stephen Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130425037498473898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-74762017231840286592017-03-17T22:22:49.254+00:002017-03-17T22:22:49.254+00:00Hmmm I think St Nicholas might be celebrated a lit...Hmmm I think St Nicholas might be celebrated a little more than St Patrick's day, you know Christmas D Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540659830488516098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-74777129757919174642017-02-12T23:12:58.586+00:002017-02-12T23:12:58.586+00:00Stephen
Good to see you posting.
I would go some...Stephen<br /><br />Good to see you posting.<br /><br />I would go some way with your assessment of Obama. He did also have a hostile Congress which limited what he could do. But within his competence, both the drone strikes and his unprecedented and vindictive pursuit of whistleblowers have irreparably tarnished his legacy in my book. Sad.<br /><br />Otherwise, hope ye are all well and firmly settled in.<br /><br />PólPólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-91038837713652200612016-07-14T23:57:03.465+01:002016-07-14T23:57:03.465+01:00Well said.Well said.Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-63181806565583688982015-06-01T23:38:15.835+01:002015-06-01T23:38:15.835+01:00Great :)Great :)Stephen Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130425037498473898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-54127305379655940302015-06-01T22:48:03.494+01:002015-06-01T22:48:03.494+01:00Thanks Stephen...planning to attend Celbridge at 1...Thanks Stephen...planning to attend Celbridge at 11:30am next Sunday.<br />Cheers,<br />DaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995609323173262232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-33967710160904271782015-06-01T22:39:59.288+01:002015-06-01T22:39:59.288+01:00Newcastle Lyons 9am HC
Straffan 10.15 Service of ...Newcastle Lyons 9am HC <br />Straffan 10.15 Service of the Word & Baptism <br />Celbridge 11.30 HCStephen Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130425037498473898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-43767483196630181682015-06-01T22:30:03.634+01:002015-06-01T22:30:03.634+01:00No worries Stephen. Thinking of checking our your...No worries Stephen. Thinking of checking our your parish next weekend. When and where is the HC service next Sunday (June 7th)? Thanks. DaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995609323173262232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-6747069202772077262015-06-01T22:21:31.336+01:002015-06-01T22:21:31.336+01:00Thanks Dave :)Thanks Dave :)Stephen Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130425037498473898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-90910535522374757792015-06-01T22:19:23.768+01:002015-06-01T22:19:23.768+01:00"The God I believe in isn't black or whit..."The God I believe in isn't black or white, gay or straight, liberal or conservative but a God who is able to embrace a greater diversity than any one human being can contemplate - who am I to define the limits of Love when I am loved unconditionally and who am I to stand by when others seek to define the limits of that Love?"....how wonderful and refreshing to hear this from a man of the church.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995609323173262232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-62651990988268415142015-05-10T08:18:15.734+01:002015-05-10T08:18:15.734+01:00Thanks guys -, Appreciate the feedback :)Thanks guys -, Appreciate the feedback :)Stephen Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130425037498473898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-34812195487731677432015-05-09T00:34:43.282+01:002015-05-09T00:34:43.282+01:00One good thing has come out of this referendum alr...One good thing has come out of this referendum already, you're back blogging. I have missed reading your solid reflections on the issues of the day.<br /><br />As far as the subsistence of the post is concerned, I share brother Bock's sentiments. I don't believe in a deity either, but when I take the holy bits as a sort of an idiom and go beyond them, I can find myself in agreement with all sorts of holy people.<br /><br />I owe a debt of gratitude myself to another Bishop Robinson from further back and it is good to see that despite their belief in an eternal deity many holy people and their pastors are capable of change. In this regard I have found the CofI a warmer place than my own church of origin, though, of course there are always personal exceptions.<br /><br />Anyway, good on ya for the blog post.Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989890166047940960.post-30176900311936678882015-05-06T18:46:33.882+01:002015-05-06T18:46:33.882+01:00Stephen I commend you. We might not share a beli...Stephen I commend you. We might not share a belief in a deity, but we certainly share the same sense of right and wrong.Bock the Robberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670303189589399025noreply@blogger.com